Witches Brooms

Ingredients

• Pre-rolled puff pastry
• 4-5 tablespoons pesto
• 8 mini balls mozzarella
• 6-7 long sesame or pretzel sticks (for the broom handles)
• Egg wash
• Italian Napoletana sauce or pizza sauce, for serving
• Basil leaves, to decorate

Directions

• Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.
• Roll out the pastry, spread the pesto on one side, then break apart the mozzarella balls and line the middle of the pastry before folding in half.
• Cut into evenly sized squares, then cut the bottom of each square three-quarters of the way up to shape the broom brush. Add a sesame or pretzel stick to the folded end and roll up into witches brooms.
• Brush with a little egg wash and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
• Serve with a tomato dipping sauce and a few basil leaves.

From Aileen Cox Blundell on Instagram. A viral Halloween snack for kids: only 5 simple ingredients, and you can prep and freeze them, then pop in the oven when the kids are hungry. Leave off the sticks for smaller little ones.