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Pizza Recipes:
Basic Pizza Dough | Fresh Artisan Pizza with Rosemary Crust | Gorgonzola and Pesto Focaccia Pizza | Grilled Sausage and Peppers Flatbread Pizza with Fennel Seed Crust | Mini Goat Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato Pizzas | Sweet Shop Pizza

 

 
Recipe:Artisan Pizza with Rosemary Crust
Servings: 12 appetizers (1 12-inch pie)
 
Artisan Pizza with Rosemary Crust
Instead of a sauce, this pizza employs whole-sliced tomatoes as the host to melted Mozzarella and seasonings. Our test kitchen has added rosemary to the crust, and got creative in the appearance of this special pizza by offering a cutting instruction that gives this a decidedly "upper-crust" look. We shape the crust into the classic French epi or angled wheat-ear bread.

 

INGREDIENTS

  All-purpose flour for dusting
1 (16-ounce) loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
2 tablespoons crushed rosemary leaves
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded (fresh, if possible) Mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
5 red and/or yellow plum tomatoes, sliced 1/4-inch thick
  Olive oil
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  Small fresh basil leaves for garnish.
 



METHOD

Preheat the oven to 400°.

Flour a flat surface. Knead the dough, adding the rosemary leaves as you knead. Roll the dough into a 12-inch circle. Sprinkle some more rosemary around the crust – including the outer edges. Pat the herb down slightly with your hands to help stick to the dough. Place the circle of dough onto a 12-inch pizza pan coated with DuPont SilverStone® non-stick. Press the dough to build up a small edge. Using kitchen shears, snip the edge of the crust every 1 1/2 inches, angling the cuts alternately left and right. Prick the bottom of the crust with the tines of a fork.

Sprinkle the crust evenly with Mozzarella cheese. Top with sliced basil. Fan the tomatoes around the circle, alternating red and yellow if using both. Sprinkle olive oil (about 1 teaspoon) very lightly all around the top. Evenly dust with Parmesan cheese and pepper.

Bake the pizza for about 14 minutes or until Mozzarella is melted and the Parmesan cheese is slightly browned. Top with the basil leaves and serve.

 

 
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