Strawberry Bacon Pizza with Fresh Basil, Goat Cheese & Balsamic Reduction
 
 
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Ingredients
  • Pizza Dough:*
  • 1⅓ cups warm water
  • 2¼ tsp instant yeast
  • 3¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
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  • Coarse semolina, to dust
  • 4-5 large strawberries, sliced
  • 3 rashers bacon, cooked until crispy and coarsely chopped
  • ½ cup goat cheese, crumbled
  • ¼ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 small bunch fresh basil, chopped
  • Balsamic reduction, to drizzle
Instructions
  1. To make dough: Preheat oven to 200°F. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine water and yeast and let sit for 5 minutes until yeast has dissolved and mixture is frothy. Add in flour, sugar, salt, and olive oil; knead on a low speed for 5-10 minutes until dough has formed. It should be elastic and pull away from the sides of the bowl. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl; cover with aluminum foil, and place bowl in the oven. TURN OVEN OFF. Let the dough rise in the warm oven for about 2 hours until it has doubled in size. Divide into two balls of dough, then use one for the remainder of this recipe. (Prepare another pizza with the second ball of dough, or store in the fridge for another night.)
  2. Remove dough from oven, place a pizza stone or heavy baking sheet into the oven. Crank the heat on the oven up to 500 degrees. Let the stone heat for at least 30 minutes in the oven.
  3. Dust a flat surface with some coarse semolina and stretch out the portion of pizza dough you will be using. Take the heated pizza stone/tray out of the oven and transfer the dough directly on to it. This will cause the dough to start cooking right away, ensuring a nice and crispy crust.
  4. Top with bacon, strawberries, red onion and goat cheese. Bake for 8-12 minutes, until the cheese and crust are lightly browned.
  5. Remove from oven and top with basil, freshly ground black pepper. Finish off with a drizzle of balsamic reduction and serve immediately.
Notes
*Or your favourite store bought dough/crust. This pizza dough recipe is my favourite recipe, and it makes enough for two or three 12 inch pizzas, depending on how thin you like your crust. Once the dough has risen, simply divide it in half, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use.
Recipe by Port and Fin at https://portandfin.com/strawberry-bacon-pizza-with-fresh-basil-goat-cheese-balsamic-reduction/