"A pizza recipe from the kitchen of SanRemo Bakery in Toronto"
Hot Calabrese pizza
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Prep time 20mins
Cook time 15mins
Serves or Makes: 1
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ingredients
- Pizza dough
- Tomato sauce
- Grated mozzarella
- Tomatoes
- sliced Garlic cloves
- Hot cacciatore sausage
- Hot peppers
- Black olives
- Green olives
- Salt
- Pepper
- Basil
Method
Step 1
Place dough in a covered container or a zip-lock bag and allow to rest at room temperature for at least 2 hours before baking.
Step 2
Place stone or steel tray in oven and preheat to 245ºC [475ºF].
Step 3
Take dough ball and flatten it with your hands on a lightly floured work surface. Starting at the center and working outwards, use your fingertips to press the dough to 1/2-inch thick. Stretch dough into a 10 to 12-inch circle about 1/4-inch thick by draping over knuckles and gently stretching.
Step 4
Lightly sprinkle your pizza board (or a flat baking sheet) with cornmeal and transfer the flattened dough to the board.
Step 5
Spoon on the tomato sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
Step 6
Add tomatoes, garlic, sausage, hot peppers, and olives.
Step 7
Season with salt and pepper.
Step 8
Sprinkle some cornmeal on the baking stone in the oven [careful, the oven is hot]. Give the board a light shake to see if the dough slides, if not, add a bit more cornmeal under the pizza.
Step 9
Slide the pizza off of board and onto the baking stone in the oven. Bake until the crust is browned and the cheese is golden, about 10-15 minutes.
Step 10
Top it with basil leaves.