Homemade pizza night is my favorite spur-of-the-moment dinner idea. Whenever I find myself with some extra time on a Friday or Saturday afternoon, I always try to make a batch of my super easy homemade pizza dough. The recipe has never failed me and is perfect for scratching the “pizza-craving” itch without dropping $50 on some takeout. This specific recipe was inspired by my Chipotle Black Bean Tostadas. Chipotle is one of my husband’s favorite flavors so I wanted to experiment with a pizza-version of this recipe! Good news — it’s absolutely fantastic (and gorgeous, too!).
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Homemade Bianca Pizza
Ingredients
DOUGH INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ⅓ cups water heated to 90 degrees fahrenheit
- ¼ cup olive oil extra virgin
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups bread flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
PIZZA INGREDIENTS:
- ⅔ cup ricotta cheese
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ⅛ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 6 leaves fresh basil
- 2 tbsp pecorino romano cheese, freshly shredded
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Mix dough ingredients until blended. Let dough rise in pan or bowl for 90 minutes, preferably near a heat source or in a bread machine.
- Place pizza stone in oven. Heat to 450°F.
- Transfer dough to a floured baking mat. Divide the dough in thirds. Set two thirds aside and roll out the other third of the dough to desired crust thickness.
- Flour pizza stone and transfer rolled out pizza dough to stone.
- Combine ricotta cheese, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
- Sprinkle dough with mozzarella cheese. Top with dollops of ricotta cheese mixture, basil leaves, and pecorino romano cheese. Drizzle olive oil over the top of the pizza.
- Bake on center rack for 20-25 minutes until crust is crispy and cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven. Serve hot and enjoy!
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