Mushroom and Sausage Pizza

Name: Mushroom and Sausage Pizza
Prep time: 3 h 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 package active dry yeast; 1 medium In a bowl, combine all ingredients and let sit for about 20 minutes to allow flavors to meld; 794 grams chopped tomatoes; 414 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading; 454 grams fresh mozzarella, grated; 2 cloves garlic, pressed; 2 cloves garlic, smashed; 6 servings Kosher salt; 59 milliliters olive oil; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 0 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 85 grams sopressata, cut into 1/3-inch thick slices; 1 teaspoon sugar; 177 milliliters warm water, about 110 degrees F; 454 grams white mushrooms, roughly chopped

Mushroom and Sausage Pizza might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 29g of protein, 43g of fat, and a total of 672 calories. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of sopressata, sugar, canned tomatoes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. It works best as a main course, and is done in about 3 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Special equipment: Oven-proof splatter screen

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Oven

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.

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Oven

In a medium saute pan over medium-high heat, heat olive oil and add mushrooms and garlic. Season mushrooms with kosher salt and cook until mushrooms release their juices and begin to brown, about 6 to 8 minutes.

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Kosher Salt

Mushrooms

Olive Oil

Garlic

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Frying Pan

Lightly dust work surface with flour and roll dough into a circle, about 10 inches in diameter and about 1/2-inch thick.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Place dough on an oven-proof splatter screen and gently spread with a thin layer of tomato sauce, leaving a 1/2-inch border along the edge. Top the dough with mozzarella, mushroom mixture, and sopressata.

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Tomato Sauce

Mozzarella

Soppressata

Mushrooms

Spread

Dough

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Oven

Sprinkle the pizza with red pepper flakes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Bake until cheese has melted and the bottom of the crust is brown and crispy, about 12 to 15 minutes.

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Cheese

Crust

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Oven

Serve immediately.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together yeast, warm water, sugar and olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Let sit for about 3 minutes to fully dissolve and activate the yeast.

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Yeast

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour and salt.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

With a rubber spatula, gradually mix the yeast mixture into the flour until just combined and dough barely holds together. Turn the dough out onto a clean counter surface dusted with flour.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

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Spatula

Knead the dough with flour-dusted hands until the dough has become smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. The surface should be tight and silky and bounce back slightly when pressed. Lightly grease a large mixing bowl with olive oil and place the dough in it.

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Olive Oil

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Mixing Bowl

Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in size, 1 to 2 hours.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Once doubled, punch the dough down and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Knead each 1 slightly to form a uniform ball. Set aside and cover them with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap to rest for 30 minutes.

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Dough

Punch

Wrap

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Kitchen Towels