Do you ever get bored with making sandwiches or rolls for the children? I find this tends to come to a head during half 
term when they ask for yet another ham roll, yawn. This recipe for super quick pizza pinwheels can be made by the children, so you don’t have to, they are also great for picnics and for lunchboxes. We used pepperoni in our pinwheels but you can get a lot more inventive than that dependent on likes.
They do look very rustic but not bad for an eight year old, and children like to make their own food…you could get a darker finish by brushing a little beaten egg onto the wheels before sprinkling the remainder of the cheese on but it’s not necessary.
These super quick pizza pinwheels taste just as a great cold which means they’ll survive lunchboxes or snack time. They also taste really great and would make a great addition to parties too.
Feel free to make your own pizza sauce but make sure it is cold when you use it. Or, if your cupboards are completely devoid of pizza sauce you can use good old tomato ketchup. If using ketchup I would recommend sprinkling a little garlic powder into it as well as some dried basil or oregano to give it a little lift.
Super Quick Pizza Pinwheels recipe
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Serves: 12
- 320g ready rolled pack of puff pastry
- 4 tbsp of pizza topping sauce/tomato sauce
- 12 slices of pepperoni (optional, use mushrooms, peppers, ham, sweetcorn or any other favourite toppings)
- 50g mix of cheddar and parmesan cheese
- Preheat the oven to 220ºC/ Gas mark 7
- Unroll the pastry
- Spread the pizza sauce over the pastry
- Cut the pepperoni in half and place on the pastry vertically and evenly spaced
- Sprinkle all but 1 tbsp of the cheeses over the pastry
- Using the parchment paper as a guide roll the pasty from it's longest side up into a tight roll
- Using a sharp knife cut the pastry into 12 rounds and place cut side up, on a parchment lined baking tray.
- Sprinkle the remainder of the cheese onto the pizza wheels
- Bake for approximately 15 mins until the pastry is cooked
- They will be very hot inside so leave for a couple of minutes before tucking in or allow to cool
Ohhh they look sooo tasty…I bet they go well with an ice cold beer 🙂
Thank you, now there’s an idea!
I like the look of these – and they would definitely be something to try with my pizza-loving son x
Thank you, yes a hit with the children 🙂 x
Lovely recipe and love the photos too :-)))
Thanks very much Alida!