Ingredients for 6 servings:
• 500 grams of rolled and thawed puff pastry
• 2 mozzarella balls, sliced
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• 10 basil leaves
• Beaten egg for brushing
For the tomato sauce:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 box Master Chef thinly sliced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons Master Chef tomato paste
• Salt and black pepper
Preparation instructions:
• Cook the sauce ingredients for 10 minutes to create a thick sauce.
• Roll out the dough on a work surface. Mark a division into three imaginary rectangles lengthwise (you can mark with a knife). Spread the center with 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce and place the filling ingredients in the central third: mozzarella, tomato, basil, and so on.
• Cut the two outer rectangles into equal diagonal strips. Fold the top and bottom edges toward the filling and place the strips, alternating one above the other, on the filling.
• Place the braid on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and chill for half an hour in the refrigerator or 10 minutes in the freezer.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Brush the braid with egg.
• Bake for 30 minutes until the dough is baked, puffed and browned.
Photo: Afik Gabay
