Pull-apart pizza sun
This pull-apart pizza sun is a show-stopping sharing bread made with sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella and Parmesan. Soft pizza dough segments are filled, arranged in a radiant sun shape and baked until golden. The Thermomix kneads the baker's flour dough to ideal consistency, so you get an airy, cheesy centrepiece with minimal effort.
About this recipe
Pull-apart pizza sun Thermomix TM7 recipes bring a true pizzeria moment to your own kitchen table. This eye-catching sharing bread starts with a soft yeast dough made from baker's flour, water, sugar and instant yeast, which the all-in-one kitchen machine kneads into a silky, elastic base while you prep the toppings. Sun-dried tomatoes and extra virgin olive oil give the dough and filling a deep Mediterranean sweetness, while mozzarella melts into gooey pockets and grated Parmesan adds a salty finish. Instead of one flat pizza, the dough is divided into filled segments arranged like sun rays, so everyone at the table simply pulls apart a warm piece. It works brilliantly as a quick weeknight dinner, a party snack or a festive centrepiece when friends come over. If you have been searching for pizza dough recipes that look impressive yet stay simple, this Thermomix version delivers bakery-quality results with hardly any hands-on work.
Preparation tips
- Roll each dough segment evenly thin before adding the mozzarella and sun-dried tomato filling, otherwise thicker pieces stay doughy in the centre while the outer rays bake through too quickly.
- Brush the assembled sun generously with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle grated Parmesan over the seams before baking; this creates a golden, crisp crust and keeps the pulled edges beautifully soft inside.
- This dough also improves after a slow rise in the fridge overnight, which deepens the flavour; let it come back to room temperature before shaping the rays around the mozzarella filling.
Recipe variations
- Make a lactose-free version by replacing the mozzarella and Parmesan with plant-based melting cheese and nutritional yeast; the sun-dried tomato and olive oil flavours remain fully intact in the dough.
- For a festive winter variation, add cubes of cooked ham, wilted spinach and a pinch of nutmeg to the filling, turning the pizza sun into a hearty Christmas party centrepiece everyone tears apart together.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Precision kneading - The Thermomix kneads the baker's flour dough into a silky elastic base while you prepare the tomato filling. [Hands-Free]
- Direct weighing - Add water, sugar and yeast straight into the mixing bowl; the TM7 scale weighs each ingredient without extra cups. [Built-In Scale]. [Built-in Scale]
- Gentle heating - Precise temperature control of the Thermomix activates the instant yeast quickly for a reliable rise. [Temperature Control]
- Fine chopping - The TM7 chops sun-dried tomatoes into an even spreadable filling in seconds without sticky knife work. [Time Saving]. [Time Savings]
- Fresh grating - The Thermomix grates the Parmesan cheese finely so it melts evenly across every ray of the sun. [Multi-Functionality]. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- extra virgin olive oil
- water
- sugar
- dried instant yeast
- baker's flour
- sea salt
- mozzarella
- Parmesan cheese
- sun-dried tomato
- egg