Ingredients

For the Pizza

1 lb whole milk mozzarella cheese, cut into thin slices
1 lb pizza dough, store-bout or homemade, at room temperature
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Olive oil

For Homemade Dough

1 teaspoon instant yeast
1 teaspoon honey
1 cup lukewarm water
3 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

 

Roasted Sausage, Mushroom, Tomaro Sauce

2 cups roasted cherry tomatoes {see recipe}
3 Spicy Italian Sausage links, casing removed, and meat broken into small pieces
2 cups sliced mushrooms

Directions

For the dough

Combine all the ingredients for the dough in the large bowl of an electric mixer and with The paddle attachment mix until the ingredients come together around the paddle. Attach the dough hook and knead the dough for 5-6 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Oil a medium baking dish and combine the sauce ingredients, by mixing well. Roast the sauce until the sausage meat is fully cooked. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool down,

Raise the oven temperature to 500 degrees F and place the oven rack on the lowest shelf in the oven.

 

For the pizza

Prepare the crust: flour your hands lightly and pat the dough evenly into a lightly oiled 16″ pizza pan.

Brush the dough lightly with olive oil.
Cover the dough with the sliced mozzarella.
Spread the sauce over the cheese.
Bake the pizza on the bottom rack of the oven for 15 -18 minutes, until the crust is lightly brown.

Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

 


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