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Kids Cook: Pizza

Get the kids in the kitchen this summer with our Kids Cook series. Join Lauren and learn how to make homemade pizzas topped with rainbow veg. Follow along for easy, kid-friendly tips on how to make the perfect veggie pizza. Download the official Tesco Kids Cook certificate once you've completed the recipe.

Serves: 4
Takes: 35 mins
Special diets: Vegetarian

Ingredients:
350g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
7g sachet fast action dried yeast
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp 50% less salt & sugar ketchup
3 tbsp tomato purée
½ tsp mixed dried herbs
18 cherry tomatoes, halved
150g tin sweetcorn, drained
1 small red onion, sliced
220g pack Tesco Finest sweet mini peppers or 2 peppers, seeds removed and sliced
120g reduced-fat mozzarella, drained
salad leaves, to serve

Method:

1. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle over the dried yeast. Pour in the oil and 200ml of warm water. Squeeze together with your hands to form a dough, adding 1-2 tbsp more water if needed.

2. Place on a floured surface and knead with your hands for 4-5mins until you have a smooth dough, asking a grown-up to help if your hands get tired.

3. Halve the dough and shape into 2 smaller balls by rolling between your palms. On a floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll each ball into bases that are about 30cm across the middle. Make slightly thicker edges by pushing the dough with your thumbs to create a raised edge for a crust. Next, line 2 baking sheets with baking paper and pop the pizza bases on top.

4. Ask a grown-up to preheat the oven to gas 8, 220°C, fan 200°C.

5. Mix the ketchup, tomato purée and mixed herbs in a small bowl to create a sauce, then spoon over the bases in an even layer. Top the pizzas with the cherry tomatoes, sweetcorn, onion and peppers to create a rainbow effect. Tear the mozzarella and divide between the pizzas.

6. Ask a grown-up to help put the pizzas in the oven and bake for 15-16 mins until the cheese and crusts are golden brown, swapping shelves around halfway through cooking.

7. Cut the pizzas into quarters. Serve with salad leaves.

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