Ingredients

• For the dough:
• all - purpose flour - 1.5 cups
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Olive oil - 1/8 cup
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1.5 tsp
• Active dry yeast - 1 tbsp
• For filling:
• Capsicum (chopped) - 1
• Onion - 1
• Tomato (optional) - 1
• Grated mozzarella cheese - 1/2 cup
• Pizza sauce or any tomato based sauce - 2 tsp
• Italian herb of choice - 1 tsp
• Red chilli flakes - 1 tsp
• Salt - 2 pinches
• Oil - 2 tsp

How to Make Pizza Buns

• Heat milk until lukewarm. Dissolve sugar and yeast. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes the mixture would be frothy.
• Meanwhile, take flour in a large bowl and make a dent in the middle.
• Add salt, oil and the yeast mixture in the dent and make a smooth pliable dough.
• If sticky, sprinkle a little more flour. If too dry, sprinkle some water. The dough should be smooth and pliable.
• Let it rest for 1 hour. Wrap the bowl with cling wrap. After an hour the dough should have risen.
• Punch it down and knead to make it smooth.
• Make equal sized balls and arrange in a greased baking tray.
• For filling:
• Heat a pan with oil and fry capsicums, tomatoes and onions for just a minute.
• Cool down and add sauce, cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and chilli flakes. Mix well.
• Flatten the prepared dough balls and keep a small lemon sized ball of the filling.
• Pinch the edges towards centre to cover the filling as shown in the picture.
• Arrange it in the baking tray with the sealed side down.
• Make sure you have sealed properly, otherwise, the cheese will ooze out.
• Pre heat the oven to 190 degree C and till then brush the buns with milk little. Bake it for 18-20 minutes or until the buns start becoming golden brown on the top. Brush generously with butter after done.
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup or chilly sauce.
• Recipe courtesy: Rak's Kitchen