Blackberry Basil Pizza
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Recipe for 2 Pizza crusts and toppings (Make the pizza crust(s) first)
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Use 2 Pizza Stones or pizza pan sprayed with cooking Spray. Use corn meal/flour if desired after spraying for easy removal.
Pre-heat oven 500 F.
Ingredients and Directions:
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*Pizza Dough two medium pizzas, recipe below
*Extra Light Olive Oil, enough to baste the top of rolled out pizza dough crust
**Blackberry Pizza Sauce Ingredients:
**1 cup Fresh Blackberries, smashed
**2 teaspoons Honey
**1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
**Pinch of Kosher Salt, literally
Pizza Toppings:
*2 cups Shredded Parmesan Cheese
*Fresh Mozzarella ball or block, sliced thinly or two cups freshly grated Mozzarella Cheese or Swiss Cheese, layered over pizza toppings
*1 1/2 cups Whole Blackberries
*2/3 cup chopped Green Onions
*Sea Salt, sprinkled on top of the Baked Pizza, topping
*Freshly Ground Black Pepper, sprinkled on top of the Baked Pizza, topping
*12-16 Basil Leaves, ripped in half and added after the Pizza has baked
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**To make the Blackberry Pizza Sauce:
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**Using the mashed blackberries add the honey and lemon juice, combine, mix them together and spread over olive oil covered dough crust.
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Top the rolled out 2 pizza dough crusts, brush with olive oil and spread on the blackberry pizza sauce and then layer the above toppings in the order listed.
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Add the basil after baking pizza. (See pizza crust recipe below for instructions on baking) Bake until cheese is melted and beginning to brown slightly. Slice and serve.
**Sprinkle with more fresh black pepper just before serving to desired taste
Makes 2 medium pizzas
Pizza Crust
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Proofing the Yeast:
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*1 cup warm Water
*2 teaspoons Dry Active Yeast
*2 teaspoon Sugar, food for the yeast
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In a small bowl add the above ingredients, let sit until bubbly.
Whisk together dry ingredients:
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*1/2 teaspoon Salt
*1/8 teaspoon Black Pepper
*2 cups Bread Flour, more if needed
Add: *1 tablespoon Extra Light Olive Oil, after whisking to the dry ingredients
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Combine the above wet and dry ingredients and knead into a soft ball. (Let the dough rise while you make the blackberry pizza sauce.)
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Roll out soft ball dough into a circle, until right size for your pizza pan. I used an extra-large pizza, Pan. I like to use a pizza pan that has holes in the bottom and spray well with cooking spray. (You can also use a very small amount of corn meal on the bottom of pizza pan to help with sticking.)
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Note: Fold over the edge of the pizza if you like a thick Crust and if using an un-perforated pizza pan poke hole marks in dough with a fork to allow for air flow.
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***Bake the pizza crust at 500*F for 5 minutes, then remove pizza crust from the oven adding the toppings and bake another 5-9 minutes. Add basil and serve, extra black pepper to taste.
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Enjoy!
Lindy
