Sunny's Pizza Bites

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 6 small about 1 1/4 pounds roma tomatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
• 1 cup jarred marinara sauce
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 5 fresh basil leaves, chiffonaded (cut in small slivers)
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 to roast the tomatoes:.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350 degrees. season the tomatoes with oregano, salt and pepper to taste. drizzle with oil and arrange them on a cooling rack over a baking sheet. roast until they are golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 3 raise the oven temp to 400 degrees when the tomatoes are roasted. unfold 1 puff pasty sheet onto a clean cutting board. prick the dough evenly, multiple times, with a fork. using a 2 inch pastry cutter, cut out 12 circles and arrange them on a parchment lined baking sheet. repeat with the second sheet of pastry. prick the rounds another 3 times. bake until they are nicely puffed and golden, about 8 minutes or so.
• 4 to assemble:.
• 5 cut the puffs in half horizantaly. spoon a generous teaspoon of marinara sauce into the bottom of half of the puffs and sprinkle with parmesan. put a roasted tomato on top of each followed by the basil and a sprinkling of the moxxarella. top with the other puff pastry halves and arrange them on a baking sheet.
• 6 bake for another 5 minutes, giving the cheese time to melt. transfer the bites to a serving platter and serve warm.