A Word From The Cook
“Top with fresh ingredients like Basil and Prosciutto for an alternative to classic pepperoni, cheese or other traditional toppings. Simply brush dough with olive oil, herbs and parmesan then bake. Top baked dough with fresh ingredients. For cooked veggies as topping, roast or sauté fresh mushrooms, peppers, zucchini or onions in olive oil and herbs before topping/baking pizza.”
Recipe
Prep Time:
1 Hour (+ Dough rising time: overnight)
Serves:
1 Pan serves 4 people
Ingredients:
- For the Dough
- 1 Cup hot water
- 1 Package fast acting yeast
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ Tablespoons salt
- 2 ½ 3 Cups flour
- For the Sauce
- 1 Can crushed tomatoes
- 1 Can tomato paste
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- Pinch salt
- Pinch pepper
- 2 Teaspoons oregano
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- Toppings
- 2 Cups mozzarella
- Choice of toppings is up to you:
Step 1 – Prepare the Dough
In a large glass or ceramic bowl, combine hot water and yeast – gently whisk until yeast begins to bubble – then add salt and olive oil and whisk again.
Add the first two cups of flour, a bit at a time, stirring constantly. At first the dough will appear to be the consistency of pancake batter. As you add more flour, the dough will become sticky and will require a large spoon, and then your hands working the flour into the dough to combine. The last cup of flour may not all be necessary. Continue to add flour and begin to form a dough ball. Stop adding flour when the dough is tacky, but not sticking to your fingers.
To form a dough ball, work from the outside in, folding the dough with your hands into the underside of the ball, continue to knead for several more minutes.
Place dough ball back into the bowl and cover with a clean kitchen cloth. Let it rise for 3-4 hours in a warm area (eg. on top of a kitchen shelf). Then punch it down, knead the dough again, cover with plastic wrap and continue to let dough rise in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight.
Let dough warm up at room temperature before forming pizza crust in pan (step 3).
Step 2 – Prepare the Sauce
Combine sauce ingredients and stir.
Gently pulse using an upright or immersion blender.
Let sauce stand in the refrigerator overnight (if possible).
Step 3 – Pinch Dough into Pan, Top & Bake
Place dough in center of lightly greased jelly roll pan and gently push dough with flat part of hands. Use fingertips to press dough to outer edges of pan and up sides to form crust. Pinch and pound any holes that occur from stretching dough.
Spread sauce over dough using back of a large spoon. Do not over saturate with sauce, or dough will be soggy and limp.
Add a light layer of cheese and your choice of toppings.
Add another layer of cheese – you should still see you toppings through the cheese.
Bake for 15-20 minutes in preheated 400 degree oven.
Allow to set after baking for 5 minutes, then cut into slices with a pizza wheel or large knife.
Enjoy Cary Kemp’s Pinched Pan Pizza at home, or try his fabulous Wood Fired Oven Pizza at his restaurant in West Seattle, Pizzeria 22.
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