Because the girls primary school is so small, they don’t have a canteen. On Wednesdays parents take turns of cooking a hot meal to share, whilst on Mondays and Fridays the girls are allowed to take hot food to school. The food is then put into a pie warmer to be heated for lunch. Most kids take sausage rolls, and pies etc, but I have been trying to come up with some healthier alternatives to the processed junk, which I can just freeze and pull out in the morning before school.

Over the weekend we made some home made pizza pockets. The girls both thought they were much better than the shop bought variety, and they reheat nicely too!

Dough
1 1/2 cups warm water
2t yeast (14g)
1t sugar
2T olive oils
2t salt
4c plain flour

Filling
200g of cheese – grated
3 slices of ham – diced
1small tin of pineapple – finely chopped
2T tomato paste
1T chopped fresh herbs

2T milk

1. Place the warm water, yeast, and sugar into a large bowl. Place in a warm place for 5 minutes.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and mix to form a dough.
3. Knead the dough on the bench for 10 minutes until it is smooth, and elastic.
4. Place the dough back into the bowl. Cover with cling wrap, and place in a warm place to allow the dough to rise. The dough should double in size.
5. Mix all filling ingredients together in a bowl.
6. Turn the dough out onto a clean bench, and knead again
7. Divide the dough into 12 equal sized balls.
8. Roll one ball of dough out into a circle.
9. Place a heaped spoonful of filling into the centre of the dough.
10. Brush a small amount of milk around the edge of the dough, and then use your fingers to crimp it together to form a semi circular parcel.

11. Place the parcel on a baking tray.
12. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
13. Allow the parcels to sit for 20 minutes in a warm place to allow the dough to rise again.
14. Bake at 200*c for 20 minutes until lightly golden.

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