Roasted Veggie Pizza with Pancetta Cracklings and Spicy Olive Oil
Jalapenos are the most popular chile peppers in the US. This is probably due to the availability and versatility of the chile. Jalapenos have a balanced combination of flavor and heat.
The demand for these have caused breeders to develop a broad range of varieties. You can now get jalapenos with various heat level and sizes. These can be used in salsas, stuffed, or eaten straight with cheeseburgers (my personal favorite).
Ingredients:
Pizza Dough:
2 large or 4 small pizzas
1 tbsp. yeast
1 tbsp. sugar
2 c. lukewarm water
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tbsp. olive oil
6 c. bread flour
For the sauce:
1 can crush tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
1 tsp cayenne
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 tsp salt
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp. dried basil
For the pizza toppings:
1 pint organic cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
1 c. pitted olives
3 large fresh jalapenos, sliced
1 head of garlic
3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
Instructions:
For the dough:
Pour water, sugar, yeast and salt into mixing bowl with dough hook. Allow to rest about 5 minutes. Add flour, mix well and knead for about 7 minutes.
Place dough in greased bowl and allow to rise for about 2 hours. Deflate dough and divide into 2 large or 4 small pieces. Roll out on lightly floured board.
Pizza Sauce: for 2 pizzas
Mix well and refrigerate until ready to use.
Roasted Veggies: for 1 pizza
In a shallow roasting pan, place all ingredients, tomatoes cut side up. Sprinkle olive oil, salt and pepper.
Roast at 375 for 15 minutes then turn oven to broil and broil for 5 minutes. Remove from oven, do not discard oil it will be used for the pizza.
Pizza Assembly: for 1 pizza
Pizza Dough rolled out into a circle
Pizza Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese, shredded or diced into small pieces
4 oz. pancetta, diced, cooked in olive oil for about 4 minutes until extra crispy
Parmesan cheese, shredded
1 tsp. crushed oregano
Heat oven to 500 degrees.
In a greased pizza pan or if using a pizza stone. Place rolled out dough, top with tomato sauce. Place mozzarella cheese all over, top with tomatoes, olives and jalapenos.
Put as little or as much garlic as you like. I break the garlic up with my hands and place over toppings, sprinkle with pancetta, sprinkle Parmesan cheese.
Add about 1 teaspoon of crushed oregano on top of pizza. Bake pizza for about 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted and dough is golden brown. Sprinkle with spicy oil from roasted vegetables and sprinkle extra Parmesan if desired.
From creolecontessa.blogspot.com