Mushroom Pizza
Amazing Italian mushroom pizza recipe with a thin and crispy crust, homemade tomato sauce, right amount of mushrooms and a combination of Italian spices.
Ingredients
Crust
Pizza Filling
- 2 medium champignon mushrooms , sliced
- 6 black olives , seeded and sliced
- 1/4 cup corn kernels
- 1 cup (100g) Mozzarella cheese , grated
Tomato Sauce (Homemade Ketchup)
- 3,4 fresh tomatoes , peeled (or 400 g can Italian plum tomatoes- pomodori pelati)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic cloves , peeled and crushed
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp dry oregano
- 1 tsp dry basil
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Prepare the dough.
- In a large bowl, mix flour with salt and sugar. Dissolve the fresh yeast in warm water and add to the flour mixture. Add oil and mix everything. Using your hands, knead until smooth. Cover it and let it sit for about 1 hour at room temperature, to let the dough rise until doubled in size.
Prepare the tomato sauce.
- In a medium saucepan heat oil over medium-low heat. Add garlic, cook a few seconds then stir in paprika and pureed tomatoes. Add sugar, basil, oregano, bay leaf salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, lower heat, and cover. Cook for about 10 minutes or until it has the right consistency for spreading on your pizza. When done, remove from heat and let cool slightly before using on your pizza.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Punch the dough down, knead, split in 2 pieces. Shape each piece into a ball, then roll out into a circle about 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter. Place it in greased pizza pan and punch some holes in the dough with a fork.
- Spread tomato sauce over the dough and sprinkle with oregano and basil. Spread the mushrooms, olives and corn kernels over dough and sprinkle mozzarella on top.
- Place in the preheated oven, switch for heat coming from down and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the cheese has melted and edges of crust are golden brown.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 pizzaCalories: 1519kcalCarbohydrates: 171.8gProtein: 40.3gFat: 75.8gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 27mgSugar: 15.1g