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Pita Pocket Pizzas

A pita is already the shape of a pizza, which feels like cheating. Load it, bake it, eat it in under fifteen minutes.

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Pita Pocket Pizzas

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Grown-up’s turn

Ask a grown-up to set the oven to 425°F (220°C) and let it heat all the way up.

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Hands-on time14 minutes
Makes2 pizzas
DifficultyEasyBarely a mess
KitchenOven

What a grown-up does

Turning the oven on, and sliding the hot tray in and out

How to make it

6 steps. Tap one when it's done.

Why that works

Mozzarella stretches into cheese pulls because its proteins sit in long lined-up sheets that slide past each other when they melt. Cheddar's proteins are tangled instead, so it puddles rather than stretches.

Lambton County twist

In late August, swap half the sauce for Lambton sweet corn cut straight off the cob and a few dots of cream cheese.