Essential Cuisine

Seasonal Christmas Pizza

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PREP TIME: 30 mins

COOKING TIME: 5 mins

SERVES: 10

WARNING: Please ALWAYS check the allergens on the packaging of any other ingredients you use to make our recipes.

Ingredients...

400g turkey mince

50g olive oil

200g brussel sprouts, sliced

150g cranberry sauce

150g vacuum packed chestnuts, sliced

500g Essential Cuisine No1 Chicken Gravy - made up as per instructions.

200g sage and onion stuffing, made up

200g sausage meat

Pizza Dough

500g ‘00’ fine flour

5g fine sea salt

7g sachet dried yeast

10g caster sugar

30g extra virgin olive oil

350g warm water

Truffle Cheddar Sauce

63g Essential Cuisine Béchamel Sauce Mix

8g Essential Cuisine Cheese Stock Mix

100g mature cheddar cheese

500g water

Truffle oil, to taste

Method...

1. Dough - Add the fl our and salt to a bowl and combine, then make a well in the centre. Mix the sugar, yeast, and olive oil into a jug with the warm water. Add into the well in the bowl and mix until a dough is formed. Cover and set aside to prove.

2. Truffl e Cheddar Sauce – Mix the EC Béchamel Sauce Mix and the EC Cheese Stock Mix with the water. Bring to a simmer stirring constantly and cook out for 3-5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheddar until melted. Add the truffl e oil to taste Cool and refrigerate.

3. Heat half of the olive oil in a pan and cook the mince until cooked and slightly golden.

4. Place the sliced sprouts in a bowl, mix in the remaining olive oil. Place on a baking tray and cook in a hot oven until golden brown. Set aside.

5. Roll the sausage meat into small bite sized balls and refrigerate.

6. Knock back the pizza dough and split into 4 even pieces. Roll out on a floured surface into a 10-inch round base. Spoon on some of the truffle and cheddar sauce. Top with the turkey mince, sprouts, chestnuts, sausage balls, stuffing, and some more of the truffle sauce.

7. Heat your oven to its highest heat setting (if you have a pizza stone this can be heated too). Place the pizza in the oven on a tray or the stone and cook until the dough has risen, and the cheese has melted. This will take 3-5 minutes depending on the oven.

8. Pour on some of the EC No1 Chicken Gravy and fi nish with some cranberry sauce. Cut into 6 slices and serve with some extra gravy for dipping.