Christmas pizza "O Tannenbaum"

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 250 g pizza dough
• 12 tsp pizza sauce
• 80g mozzarella
• e.g. mushrooms
• e.g. spinach, steamed and seasoned
• e.g. bell pepper(s)
• n. B. cooked ham
• e.g. salami
• Gouda, grated

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 5 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 5 minutes

for a round pizza tray

Form the pizza dough into 10 22g balls and one 30g ball. Flatten the balls until they have a diameter of approximately 5-6cm. Using the bottom of a small glass, make an indentation in the center of each ball to create a dough rim. Place the 10 smaller balls on a round pizza pan, arranging them in an equilateral triangle with four sides. Form the larger ball into an oval ball and also make an indentation. Place this piece of dough in the center of the triangle, forming a tree trunk. The pieces should be lightly touching so that they will bake together. Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rise for 30 minutes, preferably in the oven at 40°C. In the meantime, prepare the topping. Use pastry cutters to cut out Christmas-themed shapes, such as stars or circles of peppers, salami, or cooked ham. Place one teaspoon of pizza sauce into the indentations of each small piece of dough and two teaspoons into the “tree trunk.” Cut the mozzarella into small cubes and spread it over the pizza sauce. It’s best to place only one ingredient on each piece of dough and press it down lightly. Finally, spread the grated Gouda cheese on the Christmas tree. Bake the Christmas pizza in a preheated pizza oven or oven at maximum temperature until crispy and brown. This takes about 5 minutes in a pizza oven at 350°C, or longer in an oven. A guideline is 15 minutes at 220-250°C (428-488°F) top/bottom heat. Enjoy this pizza best under the Christmas tree.