Homemade smiles in twenty minutes

Stuffed with mozzarella and tomato sauce. They can be fried or baked.

homemade soufflé recipe
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes 
difficulty: Bassa

HOMEMADE SMILE RECIPE

Perfect as a second course or side dish, even better if accompanied by vegetables, homemade smiles They're simple to prepare. Making this dish at home will allow you to enjoy a healthy product and create a great trick to convince little ones to eat the vegetables they often refuse to hear about.

Let's see then, step by step, the recipe to prepare smiles at home:

Ingredients for the dough

  • 200 grams of flour
  • 300 ml of milk
  • 50 g butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Ingredients for the filling

  • 140 grams of mozzarella
  • 100 ml of tomato sauce

Ingredients for breading

  • 1 egg
  • Bread crumbs
  • Fry oil

Preparation 

  • First of all, pour the milk into a saucepanAdd the butter and a pinch of salt, and heat until smooth. Without bringing to a boil, turn off the heat and add the flour. Stir until smooth.
  • Let the dough cool slightly obtained and then transfer it onto a floured surface, knead and leave to cool.
  • In the meantime, prepare the filling cooking the sauce tomato with the herbs and a drizzle of oil and cut the mozzarella cheese diced.
  • Roll out the dough with a rolling pin, cut the pastry into circles to recreate the classic smile shape, distribute the filling and then close the pastry.
  • Once the smiles are madeDip them first in the beaten egg and then in the breadcrumbs. Heat the oil in a pan and fry them until golden brown. Alternatively, bake the homemade smiles in the oven. Serve hot.

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