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Simple Pizza Buns

Simple Pizza Buns
 
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Super easy to make, these simple pizza buns are a perfect sandwich alternative for your kids’ lunchboxes. You can also vary the ingredients used to suit your kids’ tastebuds or with what you already have on hand.
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Serves: 8 buns
Ingredients
  • 1 c spelt flour
  • ¾ c wholemeal flour
Gluten free flour blend: ½ c almond meal, ¾ c brown rice flour, ½ c tapioca flour
  • ¼ t salt
  • 3 t baking powder
  • ½ c natural unsweetened greek yoghurt (use coconut yoghurt if dairy free)
  • ½ c grated cheese (plus extra to sprinkle on the top)(use goats feta if dairy free)
  • 2 T olive oil
  • 2 stems of spring onion, roughly sliced and diced
  • 2 T chopped fresh herbs – such as chives, rosemary, basil, thyme
  • ¼ c sundried tomatoes, roughly sliced and diced
  • ¼ c cooked bacon, sliced and diced - optional
  • 2 T tomato paste
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C and line a baking dish or tray with baking paper.
  2. Combine all the ingredients, except tomato paste, in a large bowl and mix well.
  3. Your mixture should be a crumbly dough consistency.
  4. Dot small spoonful’s of tomato paste in to the mixture and slightly swirl through (without mixing it in completely or your dough will discolour).
  5. Shape large spoonful’s of mixture in your hands to form buns.
  6. Place the buns in your lined dish, allowing a small space between each bun and top with extra grated cheese if you wish.
  7. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
  8. Cool on a wire rack or serve warm. Suitable to double and freeze.
For more healthy lunchbox ideas, see my two cookbooks, Healthy Lunchbox Love and 21 Day Marvellous Lunchbox Makeover or checkout the bundle option HERE – full of quick and easy healthy lunchbox ideas, along with bonus breakfast, dinners and dessert recipes too. Suitable for the whole family.
Head to the Yum Yum Kids website where you find out more about the Yum Box lunchboxes featured in the photo.

 

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I'm a mother of 3 who's passionate about empowering and inspiring you that healthy food can taste amazing, and it's not hard to create.

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