The build up to Christmas gets really busy here. There’s lots of shopping to do, friends and family to spend time with, Christmas parties for the kids and various school concerts and carol services. It’s all lovely and I adore every minute. It does mean though that family meal times feel the squeeze and I turn to recipes that are quick and easy to put together.
With the help of my bread making machine these Christmas Tree pizza are a really easy way to do some festive cooking with the children and they think they’re great fun in the build up to Christmas.
Christmas Cooking With Kids – Christmas Tree Pizza – You Will Need:
For the pizza dough:
- Bread Making Machine
- 1/2 tsp Yeast
- 300 g Strong White Flour
- 1/2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 210 ml Water
For the pizza topping:
- 1/2 Carton Passata
- 1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
- 1 tbsp Basil
- Grated Cheese to Taste (we love loads!)
- Vegetables to decorate. We love bright peppers and olives and think they look quite like baubles and tinsel, but you could use anything you fancy.
How To Make Christmas Tree Pizzas
Put your dough ingredients into your bread maker in the order given. And set it to dough only program. (Some models even have a pizza dough setting.)
Once your dough is made, roll it out on a floured board and cut it into a simple Christmas tree shape. You could make one big pizza or a few little ones. You need to keep the shapes quite plain because it puffs a bit in the oven and anything intricate will be lost.
Mix the passata, ketchup and basil together in a bowl and spread over the top of the dough.
Sprinkle on half the grated cheese.
Arrange your ‘baubles and tinsel’ vegetables and sprinkle on the second half of the cheese.
Bake in the oven at 220 C for 15-20 mins until golden and brown.
As a finishing touch you could even cut a cheese star to go on the top!
Looking for more Christmas activities to do with the children? You can see all our favourite Christmas crafts here.
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Kara Guppy says
November 23, 2014 at 9:08 amwhat a fun idea – we normally do baking and id not thought of this
Globalmouse says
November 21, 2014 at 3:05 pmOh yum, this looks delicious and what a fun idea!
agatapokutycka says
November 20, 2014 at 12:46 pmWow, what a lovely idea! We are going to make our pizza tree too. Thank you for the suggestion.
Shell Louise says
November 20, 2014 at 11:12 amWe bought a breadmaker and used it all the time for about a year but we haven’t used it for a couple of years now. I’m going to try making jam in ours next year 🙂
Zena's Suitcase (@zenas_suitcase) says
November 19, 2014 at 11:18 amSuch a lovely idea! We’ll definitely be making these, they seem really easy too
Queen Boudica says
November 19, 2014 at 12:04 amI love the idea of shaped pizza’s but seriously, you don’t need a bread making machine to make pizza dough. I used to have one, then sold it as I thoroughly enjoy the hands on approach much more. It’s very therapeutic you know 😉
VaiChin @RamblingThroughParenthood says
November 19, 2014 at 12:04 amA really fun way of eating pizza. And in keeping with the spirit of the season too!
Pinkoddy (@PinkOddy) says
November 18, 2014 at 11:45 pmAwww what a lovely idea.
Lauren says
November 18, 2014 at 9:59 pmWe make bread maker pizza a lot but I’ve never thought of shaping it – I think the kids will really enjoy it. Thanks for sharing!
TwinsplusTwo says
November 18, 2014 at 9:58 pmThat’s brilliant! I’ve loved cooking with my four and baking at Christmas is great fun!
TheMadHouse says
November 18, 2014 at 6:23 pmSuch a fab idea. We have pizza every week (homemade) but I never think to make different shaped basis!
40 Year Old Domestic Goddess says
November 18, 2014 at 3:46 pmSuch a great idea, especially for fussy eaters. Thankyou for sharing xxxx
Rachel says
November 18, 2014 at 11:28 amOOh this is a fab idea, im not a huge fan of pizza, but would love to have a go at this x
Astrid says
November 18, 2014 at 11:27 amThis sure sounds like a great recipe. We don’t have a bread maker but if we did, we’d sure make this.
Sonya Cisco says
November 18, 2014 at 11:25 amFAb idea – my boys would enjoy making AND eating those!
Lori @ Wild & Grizzly says
November 18, 2014 at 11:20 amSuch a cute idea, I love festive themes food. I think I might have to give this a go. X