These are WONDERFUL! I did what others suggested and turned them out and left them upside-down for a few mins so that the filling is even, and the smell that wafts up and hits you when you peel the baking paper off the bottom of them is DIVINE! I always line pans with baking paper for these sorts of things as well as for cakes and cookies. I also put the frosting into a plastic sauce/ketchup bottle and zig-zag it over the top, it looks better than when I try to do that with a spoon. Even though people around me know I can cook, they are always surprised when they see that I've baked these, and then they taste them...Mmmmmmm. I haven't made them for a while, but I'm thinking of them and can't come up with the right words to describe how fantastic they are as the thought of them is impairing my ability to access anymore words than I have used to write this review!! They're sooo good, give them a go. Thanks for the recipe!

Reviewed On: Apr. 24, 2009

I've made this twice, and I just realised that the second time I left out the breadcrumb bit, but it turned out great anyway! I added grated pecorino and, like many others, spinach to the ricotta. I poured over tomato passata (puree) to which I added salt, dried oregano and minced garlic, and that seemed to be enough. I think not crumbing them might make the process a little quicker and less messy, I just sliced and lighty fried the eggplant in a griddle pan. I'm happy with them either way, and so was everyone else that ate them (incl my bro-in-law who didn't want any but after having one decided that he was taking any left-overs home with him so he could take them to work for lunch the next day)! Thanks for the recipe!

Reviewed On: Apr. 24, 2009

I made pizza for dinner tonight and used this recipe for the first time. I doubled the quantity (I sent some to my sister)and added grated pecorino and grana padano cheeses for extra flavour (which is what I always do when making pizza dough). I also cooked it for 5-10 mins before adding the topping just to be on the safe side! My brother-in-law (who has an Italian background) called and asked where I bought the base from! He thought it was great as it was thin (as I had intended it to be), and crispy. The reason it gets 5 stars is because my nephew, who is a VERY fussy eater and usually only eats store bought pizza, ate the whole slice and didn't even leave the outer crust! Yaay! Thanks for the recipe!

Reviewed On: Apr. 24, 2009