Asiago and pepperoni puff pastry pizzas

Serves 24 pizzas

Ingredients

2 oz. sliced pepperoni (about 24 slices), cut into small dice

1/2 cup aged Asiago cheese, grated

3/4 tsp. dried thyme

3/4 tsp. dried oregano

1/8 tsp. kosher salt

1/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, defrosted

Flour for dusting work surface

2 Tbs. honey-Dijon mustard

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix pepperoni, cheese, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper in a medium bowl and set aside.
3. Prepare Puff Pastry: Flour your work surface and roll out puff pastry to 1/8-inch thickness.
4. Using a 2 1/2 inch circle pastry cutter, cut out 24 rounds.
5. Transfer rounds to parchment-lined sheet pan and prick each circle 3 times with a fork. Cover with another sheet of parchment paper and set a baking sheet on top. Bake pastry for about 10 minutes, and then remove top sheet pan and parchment and bake until browned, about 5 more minutes.
6. Bake Puff Pastry: Bake pastry for about 10 minutes, and then remove top sheet pan and parchment and bake until browned, about 5 more minutes.
7. When pastry is cool enough to handle, brush tops with mustard.
8. Top pastry with a heaping teaspoon of cheese mixture. Bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
9. Serve: Garnish each pizza with a sprig of thyme and serve.

Source: Adapted from Parties That Cook

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