Pizza with bacon, capsicum and onions

09 Sep 2007, ST

(Makes a 20cm pizza)



INGREDIENTS

Dough

2 tsp dried yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1.5 cups water,
at room temperature

600g bread flour
3 Tbs olive oil
Flour for dusting


Toppings

2 Tbs tomato-based pasta sauce
5 slices back bacon
1/4 white onion, sliced
1/4 yellow capsicum, sliced
80g mozzarella cheese
5 slices salami


METHOD

1. Mix yeast, salt, sugar with water in a bowl and wait till mixture bubbles.

2. Put flour in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in it and pour in yeast mixture.

3. Mix until the flour and yeast come together in a ball.

4. Let the dough rise in a cold oven for at least one hour.

5. Dust dough with some flour.

6. Roll the dough out into a 20cm round or stretch it by tossing in the air several times. Place in a pizza pan or metal pan.

7. Spread pasta sauce evenly on the dough, and add the toppings.

8. Bake in a preheated 200 deg C oven for 10 minutes, until cheese is bubbly.


Verdict: This pizza looks and tastes like it was made by a professional Italian chef. The dough was light and crisp, and the lean back bacon makes the pizza a little healthier.