Even if the weather is still cool, the season for aperitifs on the terrace has started! As soon as a nice ray of sunshine peeks out, we pick up the phone to invite friends for a drink in the garden. And because it’s impossible to pass up on such a tempting proposition, they often arrive in less time than it takes you to prepare what you need to accompany the beers and white wine. In these cases, it’s a bit of a panic, because you have to find recipe ideas that you can quickly prepare so as not to spend more time behind the stove than with your loved ones.
If you have ready-made dough lying around in the fridge, the wisest option is to make small puff pastries. In no time, it’s done and above all, it’s always unanimous. To change a little from the traditional sausage rolls or those with ham and cheese, food influencer Johanna Sansano recommends her pizza-style puff pastry. Just from the title, we know very well that everyone will make short work of it! So, shall we get started?
An original recipe for an aperitif that can be reheated at the last minute
Pizza is often a sign of conviviality. Whether it’s for an evening of TV, an impromptu dinner or to treat your little family on a weeknight, it’s always the sign of a good time. So when you find it as an aperitif, it’s definitely a success! If you don’t have time to make this Italian specialty as tradition dictates, you can deceive your guests’ taste buds by making pizza-style puff pastry. We find the emblematic flavors of a margarita and a queen, but we replace the pizza dough with a roll of puff pastry. Faster, but just as tastyit’s really an ingenious idea that we will keep carefully in the back of our minds for our next meal with friends.
The list of ingredients for 15 puff pastries:
- 1 rectangular puff pastry
- 1 small can of tomato pizza sauce
- 250 g grated mozzarella
- 4 slices of raw ham
- 1 bunch of fresh basil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- a little olive oil
The steps of the recipe:
- Start by spreading the dough on your work surface. Spread the tomato sauce over the dough, the grated mozzarella, the raw ham cut into small pieces and the basil leaves. Sprinkle with oregano and a little olive oil.
- Roll the dough onto itself, making sure it is tight along its length. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Trick : To go faster, put your roll in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 200°C.
- After a few minutes in the cold, cut the roll into pieces 2 to 3 cm wide and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake flat for 15 minutes and enjoy.
How to freeze homemade puff pastry?
When you love, you don’t count and as a result, after the aperitif, you can end up with an astronomical quantity of puff pastries. Don’t worry, they won’t go to waste, because you can store them in an airtight container for the next day or freeze them if you don’t plan to make an aperitif in the next few days. For it to be within the rules, it is necessary wait until they have completely cooled. The ideal is to do not overcook them the first time they are baked in the oven. Otherwise, they may be too dry when you reheat them.