Ingredients
For the dough
- 200 g all-purpose flour
- 100 g unsalted butter cold and cut in cubes
- 1 tsp salt
- 30 g parmesan cheese freshly grated, fine
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
Cheese layer
- 100 g cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 tbsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the cherry tomato layer
- 550 g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
To finish
- 1 tbsp milk
- Parmesan cheese to serve
- Fresh oregano to serve
Instructions
For the dough
- Mix the butter with the flour and salt. Pinch the cubes with your fingers to coat the flour with the fat from the butter. The end result should look like wet sand. If you have a food processor, do this on the food processor.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix them using a spatula. Once this is not helping anymore, knead with your fingers but only a bit since over-kneading will make it tough. If you have a food processor, add the ingredients and blitz until even.
- Cover and let rest in the fridge for at least 30min. If you keep it longer than that and it has hardened too much, let it come to room temperature before rolling out.
For the cheese layer
- Mix the cream cheese, oregano, salt and pepper. Reserve.
For the cherry tomato layer
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Reserve.
To assemble
- Roll out the dough, trying to have it as round as possible on a flour-dusted surface. Take it to 2mm thick. Any thinner than that at it will break apart on handling, and if it's thicker, it would be too doughy.
- Transfer the dough onto the baking tray you'll use to cook it on. This is important! You won't be able to move it once the filling is in place.
- Spread the cream cheese on the dough. Keep 4cm / 1.5in around the edge without covering.
- Lay the cherry tomatoes on top of the cream cheese, with the inside of the tomato facing up. Remember to keep that edge clear of filling.
- Fold the edges towards the inside and paint them with the milk.
- Cook in a preheated oven at 180°C / 350°F for 40min or until golden.
- Once cold, sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan cheese and oregano.
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