The PUFF PASTRY ONION PIZZETTES are a simple appetizer to prepare, ready in just a few minutes and extremely flavorful. They are perfect for accompanying an aperitivo, even one put together at the last minute, adding a lively and original touch to your hospitality and offering your guests a very pleasant snack.
These pizzettes are particularly tempting thanks to a few simple elements: the well-laminated, crisp base – for this reason I recommend making them at the last moment – the sweet, lightly caramelized onions and the pine nuts, toasted on the outside and soft inside. It really takes only a few minutes to prepare them, provided you use store-bought puff pastry (there are decent frozen ones in all supermarkets).
Get to work and try them yourself. I’m sure you’ll fall in love with them just as I and my very hungry friends did.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6-8 puff pastry pizzettes
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 4 yellow onions
- as needed extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- 1 oz pine nuts
- 2 leaves basil
- as needed milk
YOU’LL NEED FOR THE PUFF PASTRY ONION PIZZETTES
- 2 Pans
- 1 Baking sheet
- 1 Cookie cutter
- 1 Pastry brush
- Parchment paper
PREPARATION OF PUFF PASTRY ONION PIZZETTES
The preparation of the PUFF PASTRY ONION PIZZETTES is very easy and quick.
Peel the onions and slice them thinly. Pour a drizzle of oil into a pan, warm it up and add the onions. Season with salt and pepper and sauté over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add the sugar, a splash of water and continue cooking over moderate heat for another 10 minutes or until they turn golden. Turn off the heat and let cool.
Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts in the oven or in a pan for a few minutes until fragrant, then remove and add them to the onions. Also add the torn basil leaves and mix.
Unroll the puff pastry and, using a cookie cutter or a small bowl, cut out 6 circles about 4 in (10 cm) in diameter.
Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and fill the center with the onion mixture, leaving the edges free.
Brush the edges with milk and bake in a preheated convection oven at 356°F for 15 minutes or until golden.
Remove from the oven and enjoy these simple but delicious puff pastry onion pizzettes warm.
