Puff Pastry Pizza Wheel

This easy Puff Pastry Pizza Wheel recipe is a great savoury party food, perfect for sharing!

Delightful flavouring of tomato and garlic, chorizo, mozzarella and Italian herbs sandwiched in puff pastry sheets, then uniquely cut into strips to create mini pizza like twists.

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How to make a Puff Pastry Pizza?

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Check out this slideshow below to see how simple it is to make.

However, I will give some extra tricks and tips in this blog post, should you want it?

What is the best puff pastry to use, ready rolled, block or homemade?

Everyone has there own preference, I have yet to make my own homemade puff pastry as I find the block puff pastry more than adequate!

Ready made block pastry can be rolled to the shape and size you desire so works perfect for this recipe.

The ready rolled sheets are quicker and easier, however for this particular recipe it limits the size of dinner plate you can use. There will be more leftover pastry as they are shaped rectangular.

Therefore my goto pastry for this puff pastry pizza wheel, is the ready made block pastry. Jus-roll is the brand we use, which is available from most supermarkets in the fresh and frozen aisle.

If using frozen defrost before use.

How to roll out a puff pastry block?

Lay down a large sheet of greaseproof paper to roll the pastry out on to. This stops it from sticking and helps make it easier to turn between rolling out. Also helps make it easier to transfer to the baking sheet when its time to cook.

Place the block of puff pastry in the middle of the greaseproof paper. Sprinkle flour over your rolling pin.

Roll pastry block away from you a few times.

Twist paper ¼ turn (which twists the pastry too!). Roll away from you a couple of times.

Use extra flour on your pin if it becomes tacky

Continue repeating this process always rolling away from you a couple of times, then twisting ¼ turn.

Until the square is big enough to fit a dinner plate on top.

Then cut around the plate to create a perfect circle.

Repeat this so you have 2 round sheets!

What to do with leftover pastry scraps?

Give them to the kids, let them be creative!

Roll into strips, add some jam, chocolate, nutella,or cheese then twist, roll or plait into itself! Give exposed puff pastry an egg wash.

Bake in oven 200c fan 400f for about 15 mins!

What to put in the puff pastry pizza wheel?

We use tomato and garlic puree, chorizo, italian herbs and mozzarella.

Start with your tomato base, we use a tomato and garlic puree by Gia to add a lovely subtle garlic flavour.

Obviously, you can use a plain tomato puree instead! Spread with the back of a spoon.

Add your chorizo slices the ones we used were quite large, 9 slices was enough!

Try not to layer them on top of each other, it will make it harder to cut.

Alternatives to Chorizo?

Feel free to substitute the chorizo for salami, pepperoni, ham, cooked bacon, chicken slices, prosciutto. Or skip the meat and just use cheese!

Sprinkle over some Italian herbs. Then top with a generous amount of grated mozzarella cheese.

You can use other cheeses but grated mozzarella will give you the best and most satisfying stringy cheese pull when cooked.

Next, use a small amount of water to dip your finger in and spread around the edge of pastry.

Gently pick up the second layer of pastry and place on top, putting slight pressure on the wet edges to help seal the two pastry layers together.

Place a small ramkin/tumbler in the middle of pastry. This will stop you cutting too deep in.

It will also will later be where you store the pot to fill with ketchup or BBQ sauce.

Cut into half each side of the ramekin. Then half again, then half all of them once more! So there will be 16 segments in total.

How to egg wash puff pastry?

Egg wash consists of one whole egg beaten with 1 tablespoon of water. This will help give the puff pastry a even brown colour and glossy finish to the overall look.

Use a pastry brush to finely coat the top layer of pastry with egg wash.

Now its time to create the twists, you want to give one full twist to each section. You can do 2 twists if wanted.

Repeat egg wash on the underside you have exposed after you have created the twists.

Add a sprinkle more Italian herbs to the top of pizza wheel

Slide the greaseproof paper on to a baking sheet, its now time to cook and watch this beautifully puff up!

What temperature to cook puff pastry?

Puff Pastry needs a hot oven for the pastry dough to rise & puff. When using a fan oven 200 C / 400 F is the perfect temperature.

Cook in the center of preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. Do not open the oven too early during cooking as when the heat escapes the pastry will sink.

Check it through the window to see if it is ready before opening oven.

When done you can serve still warm or allow to cool before refrigerating.

Our favourite way of serving it is fresh out of the oven. Whilst it is still warm.

Just pull at one of the twists and marvel at the stretchy, gooey cheese!

We put a ramekin dish of ketchup in the middle to dip into.

Then we invited the eagerly awaiting kids in for a pull! Check out the stringy stretchy magic!

We all see who can get the biggest cheese pull!

📖 Step by Step Recipe

Updated images on 10/11/2021 original post was 28/06/2020

How to store Puff Pastry Pizza Wheel?

Once cooled if not eating straight away or of you have leftovers! Store in an air tight container or wrap in cling film. Keep refrigerated and eat within 2 days.

How to reheat Puff Pastry Pizza Wheel?

Put back in pre-heated fan oven 200c/400f for 5-10 minutes.

Other puff pastry ideas

We have a few other ideas for puff pastry, check out our Sundried Tomato, Bacon and Mozzarella Swirls or our one of our most visited posts is our Cheese & Bacon Turnovers.