Three Cheese Pizza with Onion and Sage |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Delicious homemade crust and easy toppings. A food processor makes the crust almost effortless. Cook time includes resting dough. Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour |
1 1/4 teaspoons fast rising yeast (half a 1/4 ounce pkg) |
1/2 cup hot water (130°f) |
1 tablespoon olive oil |
1 teaspoon honey |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup cornmeal |
cornmeal, for sprinkling the baking sheet |
6 large fresh sage leaves, halved or 1 teaspoon dried sage |
3/4 cup finely diced danish fontina |
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese |
1/2 red onion, sliced thin into rings |
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese |
Directions:
1. Dough: In food processor combine 1/2 cup flour and the yeast; with the motor running add the hot water; turn motor off.
2. Add oil, honey, salt, cornmeal and 1/2 cup of the remaining flour; pulse until dough forms a ball; if needed add some of the remaining 1/4 cup flour to make dough soft but not sticky.
3. Whirl dough for 30 seconds; knead 10 times on lightly floured surface; form into a ball and let rest, covered for 20 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 500°; roll dough out on lightly floured surface into 12 circle; oil a baking sheet and sprinkle with cornmeal.
5. If using dried sage, sprinkle it on the dough; Sprinkle Fontina and blue cheese evenly, leaving a 1/2 border; add onion rings and fresh sage leaves; scatter the parmesan.
6. Bake on bottom oven rack for 10 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is bubbling.
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