Pepperonata Pizza Recipes

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first eight ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). , When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 14-in. circle. Sprinkle a greased 14-in. pizza pan with cornmeal. Transfer dough to prepared pan. , Combine spaghetti sauce and sugar if desired; spread over dough. Top with the pepperoni, tomatoes, onion, cheeses and Italian seasoning. , Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Place the peppers in a roasting tin and sprinkle over the oil and season. Roast for 20 minutes.
• Spread the pizza topping over the pizza bases evenly. Arrange the cheese on top.
• Scatter over the peppers, capers and olives.
• Sprinkle over the oregano.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until golden and crisp.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in skillet, saute bell peppers for 4 min over high heat. Add tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme, and garlic. Once tomato is bubbling, reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 min. Season w/salt and pepper. Raise heat at end of 15 min if necessary in order to reduce any extra liquid. Preheat over to 500F (and if using pizza stone, warm stone for 20 min) Shape dough. Brush with garlic oil and then add the peperonata mixture. Distribute mozzarella and provolone, arrange pear/cherry tomatoes on top, and season with salt and pepper. Slide pizza onto the stone and bake on top shelf of the oven for 8-12 min, or until the edges and bottom are browned and the cheeses melted. Remove pizza from oven and garnish with parmesan and basil.

Steps:

• For sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients with 1/2 cup water in a medium bowl; set aside for flavors to develop while making crust. Freeze remaining paste .
• For crusts: Combine 2 cups of flour with the dry yeast, sugar and salt. Add the water and oil and mix until well blended (about 1 minute). Gradually add enough remaining flour slowly, until a soft, sticky dough ball is formed.
• Knead for about 4 minutes, on a floured surface, until dough is smooth and elastic. Add more flour, if needed. (If using RapidRise® Yeast, let dough rest, covered, for 10 minutes.)
• Divide dough in half. Pat each half (with floured hands) into a 12-inch greased pizza pan OR roll dough to fit pans.
• For pizzas: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Top crusts with sauce, pepperoni and cheese.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until crusts are browned and cheese is bubbly. For best results, rotate pizza pans between top and bottom oven racks halfway through baking.