Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Crispy Bacon

Name: Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Crispy Bacon
Prep time: 4 h 15 min
Cook time: 4 h 15 min
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 package active dry or fresh yeast; 57 grams slices bacon (about , cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters farmers cheese; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps fresh thyme leaves; 1 teaspoon honey; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 Tbsps mascarpone cheese; 118 milliliters grated mozzarella; 2 servings Freshly grated nutmeg; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus additional for brushing; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 small onion, peeled, thinly sliced; 2 Tbsps grated Parmesan; 237 milliliters warm water, 105 to 115 degrees F

Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Crispy Bacon might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. One serving contains 1142 calories, 37g of protein, and 40g of fat. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. A mixture of kosher salt, warm water, farmer's cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the bacon you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Buckle as a dessert.

Instructions

Place a pizza stone on the middle rack of the oven and preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.

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Oven

In a medium size saute pan, add olive oil and heat over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the bacon and cook until the bacon is very crispy and all of the fat is rendered.

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Olive Oil

Bacon

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

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Bacon

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat from the pan and discard.

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Bacon Drippings

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Frying Pan

Place the pan over high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add the onions to the hot bacon fat and cook until the onions are well browned, about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often.

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Bacon Drippings

Onion

Remove to a paper towel lined plate.

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Paper Towels

In a small bowl, combine the mascarpone and farmer's cheeses. Season with nutmeg and black pepper. Reserve.

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Black Pepper

Mascarpone

Nutmeg

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Bowl

On a lightly floured surface, stretch or roll the dough as thinly as possible, about 14 to 15-inch circle. Evenly spread the mascarpone mixture over the dough.

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Mascarpone

Spread

Dough

Roll

Sprinkle with the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, bacon, thyme, and sauteed onion.

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Mozzarella

Parmesan

Bacon

Onion

Thyme

Bake until the pizza crust is nicely browned, about 8 to 10 minutes.

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Prepared Pizza Crust

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Oven

Remove pizza from the oven, transfer to a cutting board, cut into slices and serve immediately.

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Cutting Board

Oven

In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and honey in 1/4 cup warm water.

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Honey

Water

Yeast

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Bowl

In a food processor, combine the flour and the salt.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add the oil, the yeast mixture, and the remaining 3/4 cup of water and process until the mixture forms a ball. (The pizza dough can also be made in a mixer fitted with a dough hook.

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Dough

Water

Yeast

Cooking Oil

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Blender

Mix on low speed until the mixture comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl and starts to climb up the dough hook).

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Dough

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Bowl

Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead by hand 2 or 3 minutes longer. The dough should be smooth and firm. Cover the dough with a clean, damp towel and let it rise in a cool spot for about 2 hours. (When ready, the dough will stretch as it is lightly pulled).

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Dough

Divide the dough into 4 balls, about 6 ounces each. Work each ball by pulling down the sides and tucking under the bottom of the ball. Repeat 4 or 5 times. Then on a smooth, unfloured surface, roll the ball under the palm of your hand until the top of the dough is smooth and firm, about 1 minute. Cover the dough with a damp towel and let rest 1 hour. At this point, the balls can be wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days.

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Dough

Roll