Description
Everything you need for your own pizza party: a great dough recipe and three tasty toppings! The dough recipe is based on various pizza recipes and techniques from Jeff Varasano, Russell’s Wood-Fired Pizza Recipe on SBS Food and Pizza Modo Mio by John Lanzafame.
Ingredients
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Pizza dough (makes 4 bases):
- 375 g (12 oz) strong white bread flour (over 11 1/2% protein), plus more for dusting
- 125 g (4 oz) wholemeal flour
- 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) room-temperature filtered water
- 1 packet (7 g) dried yeast
- 2 level tsp salt
- 1 level tsp sugar
Garlic bread:
- 4 tbsp butter, softened
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
Salami and margherita pizza:
- 4 tbsp tomato pizza sauce
- 100 g (3 1/2 oz) sliced salami
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 150 g (5 oz) fresh buffalo mozzarella, torn
- A handful of fresh basil leaves
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Mushroom pizza:
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 220 g (7 oz) mushrooms (a mix of button and field mushrooms), divided
- A small handful of fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 155 g (5 oz) Taleggio cheese, sliced
- A handful of fresh basil leaves
- 1 tbsp olive oil, for frying
Ham and pineapple pizza:
- 4 tbsp tomato pizza sauce
- 150 g (5 oz) sliced ham
- 1 cup pineapple chunks (fresh or tinned, well drained)
- 100 g (3 1/2 oz) grated mozzarella
Prawn pizza:
- 220 g (7 oz) peeled raw king prawns
- 2 tbsp olive oil, plus more for brushing
- Rind (zest) of 1 lemon
- A small handful of fresh basil leaves
- A small handful of fresh mint leaves
- 4 tbsp tomato pizza sauce
- 125 g (4 oz) grated mozzarella
- 1 red onion, finely sliced
- 2 fresh red chillies, seeds removed and finely sliced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
Make the dough:
- Combine both flours and the dried yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
- Dissolve the sugar and salt in the warm water, then, with the mixer on its lowest speed, slowly pour the water mixture into the flour. Mix until a rough ball forms, 1–2 minutes.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead gently into a smooth ball. Do not overwork.
- Place in a lightly oiled, high-sided bowl. Cover with oiled cling wrap and a tea towel. Rest for 20 minutes. (At this point you can refrigerate the dough overnight, or freeze it.)
- If using immediately, leave at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 hour total. If refrigerated overnight, remove 1 hour before use, divide into 4 balls, place on a floured tray, cover with oiled plastic, and let rise for 1 hour.
Garlic bread:
- Mix the softened butter with the minced garlic and parsley. Roll or stretch a dough base thin, spread generously with garlic butter, and cook in the wood oven (or a very hot 500°F/260°C conventional oven) until blistered and golden, 3–5 minutes.
Salami and margherita pizza:
- Stretch one dough ball to a thin round. Brush lightly with olive oil, spread a thin layer of pizza sauce, and scatter basil leaves over the base.
- Arrange the salami slices, cherry tomato halves, and torn buffalo mozzarella over the basil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook in the wood oven until the crust is charred and blistered, 3–6 minutes depending on oven heat.
Mushroom pizza:
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Add the onion, garlic, half the mushrooms, and parsley. Cook until soft. Season, then blend until smooth to make a mushroom purée.
- Thickly slice the remaining mushrooms and fry in the same pan until golden.
- Stretch one dough ball and spread with mushroom purée. Scatter basil leaves and grated mozzarella over the base, then add the fried mushrooms. Top with slices of Taleggio.
- Cook in the wood oven until blistered and the Taleggio is melted, 3–6 minutes.
Ham and pineapple pizza:
- Stretch one dough ball. Spread with pizza sauce, then scatter grated mozzarella over the base. Arrange the ham slices and well-drained pineapple chunks on top.
- Cook in the wood oven until the cheese is bubbling and the crust is golden, 3–6 minutes.
Prawn pizza:
- Marinate the prawns overnight in 2 tbsp olive oil, the lemon rind, basil, and mint. Keep refrigerated.
- Stretch one dough ball. Brush with oil, spread with pizza sauce, and scatter the grated mozzarella and basil leaves. Add the sliced red onion and chilli.
- Arrange the marinated prawns across the top. Spoon a little lemon juice over each prawn and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook in the wood oven until the prawns are pink and cooked through and the crust is charred, 4–7 minutes.
Notes
- In a wood-fired oven the pizzas cook in 3–6 minutes; in a conventional oven cranked to its highest setting (ideally 500°F/260°C with a pizza stone), allow 8–12 minutes.
- Marinate the prawns the night before for the best flavor.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Pizza
- Cuisine: Australian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310