Napoli InspiredPinched Pan Pizza!Pizza you can make at home like a pro – mix and match toppings galore!

Prep time: 1 hour (dough rising time overnight)

Serves: 1 pan serves 4

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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

Toppings

2 cups mozzarellaChoice of toppings is up to you!

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

Cooks Note: 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 vegies as topping, roast or sauté fresh mushrooms, peppers, zucchini or onions in olive oil and herbs before topping/baking pizza.

Step 1 – Prepare 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. 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, then your hands to combine and work flour completely into dough. 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.

Working from the outside in and folding the dough into the underside of the ball, continue to knead for several more minutes. (Watch the video to see the technique)

Place dough ball back into the bowl and cover with a clean kitchen cloth. Let it rise for a 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 Sauce

Combine sauce ingredients and stir to combine

Gently pulse using an upright or immersion blender

Let sauce stand in the refrigerator overnight (if possible) to allow spices to infuse the sauce

Step 3 – Top and Bake PizzaPlace dough in center of lightly greased jelly roll pan and gently push dough with fingertips 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. Let pizza set before slicing.

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