Cheesy Garlic Bread Pizza Recipe
What could be better than a cheesy garlic bread pizza, made from scratch and freshly baked? Nothing, that’s what, and that’s why I’ve put together this definitive guide to give you results so good, you’ll never serve Italian food without it.
Servings: 8 slices
Equipment
- Knife
- Dough scraper (optional)
Ingredients
For the dough
- 150 g strong white bread flour
- 1/2 tsp fast action yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp white caster sugar
- 10 ml olive oil
- 90 ml warm water
- semolina to shape
Toppings
- 25 g salted butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- salt and black pepper
- 50 g shredded cheddar
- 50 g shredded mozzarella
- 10 g fresh parsley
Instructions
Make your pizza dough
- Measure the flour, salt, sugar and yeast into a large bowl and stir, then add the olive oil and warm water and mix to a shaggy dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and for about 8 minutes in total until smooth and springy.
- Wipe and oil the bowl and return the dough to it. Cover with a cloth, cling film or a shower cap and place somewhere warm to rise until doubled in size.
Shape your pizza dough
- When you're ready to shape your pizza, turn it as hot as it will get. Ours goes up to 250C/480F.
- Lift the dough out of the bowl and gently shape back into a ball, then cover and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- While it rests, make the garlic butter by mashing softened butter with a fork and then mixing in the minced garlic, salt and pepper.
- Working on a semolina-dusted surface, use your fingers to press out the middle of the pizza. This will push the air bubbles to the edges, which gives you that lovely puffy crust when it bakes. Use the flats of your fingers to stretch the middle out a little more.
Top and bake
- Transfer your dough to a baking sheet dusted with semolina - you can stretch it a little more at this stage, if you like.
- Dot the base with the garlic butter, then scatter the shredded cheddar and mozzarella on top. Season with salt and pepper.
- Place the pizza tray in the very hot oven and bake until the crust turns pale golden and the mozzarella just starts to caramelise at the edges. This will take somewhere between 4 and 12 minutes depending on how hot your oven is able to get.
- When you remove the pizza from the oven, take great care as the metal tray will be very hot. Transfer to a wooden board and scatter with fresh chopped parsley. Slice and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 247mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 289IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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