Cornmeal Crust Pizza Duo
From luisascatering 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
A man was giving out free samples of Vicolo's pizza at my favorite farmer's market. They were delicious so I bought 2 of the empty crusts and filled them with my own fillings. I have included a recipe for a homemade cornmeal crust if you can't find premade in your area :-) Note: the pizzas in the photo have not been baked yet. Read more I'll update the photo tonight after I have plated them... See less
Ingredients
- For wild mushroom Pizza With caramelized onions, goat cheese And Fresh Herbs: shopping list
- 1/2 cup shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese shopping list
- 1/4 cup fresh goat cheese, crumbled shopping list
- 1/4 cup roasted garlic cream (recipe follows) shopping list
- 1/4 cup of your favorite wild mushrooms, sautéed in a little olive oil shopping list
- 1/4 cup caramelized onions (see note below) shopping list
- fresh thyme and parsley, minced shopping list
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- For sausage, roasted red pepper & caramelized onion Pizza: shopping list
- 1 hot italian sausage, removed from casing, crumbled and cooked shopping list
- 1/4 cup caramelized onions shopping list
- 8 strips roasted red bell pepper shopping list
- 1/4 cup roasted garlic cream (recipe follows) shopping list
- fresh basil leaves, julienne shopping list
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- For roasted garlic cream: shopping list
- 1 head roasted garlic shopping list
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter shopping list
- 1/2 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 1/8 cup freshly grated parmigianno-reggiano cheese shopping list
- pinch of kosher salt & freshly ground pepper shopping list
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- For cornmeal crust: shopping list
- 1 3/4 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 package active dry yeast shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 cup warm water (120-130 degrees F) shopping list
- 1 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 1 tablespoon corn oil shopping list
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal shopping list
- cornmeal for sprinkling shopping list
How to make it
- For roasted garlic cream:
- Melt butter in small saucepan. Squeeze out all the roasted garlic from the peel into the pan. Using a spoon, mash the garlic until it's smooth. Add the cream and bring to boil. Once it begins to thicken, take off heat and add the parmigianno-reggiano. Season with salt and pepper.
- For cornmeal crust:
- In a large mixing bowl combine 1 cup of the flour, the yeast, and salt. Add warm water and oil. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the 1 cup cornmeal and as much of the remaining flour as you can.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6-8 minutes total). Divide in half. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Grease two 11-13 inch pizza pans or large baking sheets. Sprinkle with cornmeal. Roll each half of the dough into an 11-13 inch circle or a 15x10-inch rectangle. Transfer to prepared pans. Build up edges of dough slightly. Do not let rise.
- Prick dough with a fork. Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 5 minutes, or till golden brown on edges.
- For assembly of Wild Mushroom Pizza:
- Spread each crust evenly with roasted garlic cream, then top with both cheeses, caramelized onions, mushrooms and herbs.
- For assembly of Sausage, Roasted Red Pepper & Caramelized Onion Pizza:
- Spread each crust evenly with roasted garlic cream, then top with cheese, sausage, caramelized onions, basil and roasted red peppers.
- Bake both pizzas for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- Serve with a simple arugula salad with balsamic vinagrette.
- Note: I caramelized the onions in a little olive oil, a sprinkle of sugar, a pinch of kosher salt and a tiny splash of aged balsamic.
The Rating
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You have me drooling, I make pizza all the time, this sounds wonderful, will bookmark and make...:)
gagagrits
in Irmo loved it
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I am always am making pizza from scratch and I am always trying new things for the crust. I can not wait to try this one.
You have presented so many great toppings too and I would love to try them all Luisa.
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in loved it
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Holy Sh#$ This sounds killer!!...;-)~ I have never jad a corn meal pizza crust before! I am a sucker for garlic white sauce instead of tomato base... Your toppings are outstanding too. Saving this one for sure...
PS - I like the way you...more
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in Peoria loved it
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