I was going to do a Jambalaya/Creole/Cajun sort of pizza but I was outvoted by the man-friend who preferred pesto. I will try a spicier Cajun version at some point.
Crust:
2 1/4 tsp. yeast (or one packet)
1 1/4 Cup warm water
4 1/4 Cup flour + more for rolling out crust
2 tsp. salt
1/4 Cup olive oil
Drizzle of honey (about 2-3 Tbs)
Mix warm water and yeast together, let sit for 5 minutes or so (don’t use hot water, it will kill the yeast). Mix flour and salt, drizzle with honey. Add dry ingredients to wet, mix well. Make sure all flour and water is absorbed. Form into a ball. Grease the bottom of a large bowl with olive oil, coat dough ball in oil. Let sit while you prepare the sauce and toppings. Dust a cutting board with flour and roll dough out to the size of your cast iron pan, if it's too big just rip off the edges, if too small just add a patch piece and press into place. Dough should be smooth and elastic if it sticks to the cutting board add more flour.
4 1/4 Cup flour + more for rolling out crust
2 tsp. salt
1/4 Cup olive oil
Drizzle of honey (about 2-3 Tbs)
Mix warm water and yeast together, let sit for 5 minutes or so (don’t use hot water, it will kill the yeast). Mix flour and salt, drizzle with honey. Add dry ingredients to wet, mix well. Make sure all flour and water is absorbed. Form into a ball. Grease the bottom of a large bowl with olive oil, coat dough ball in oil. Let sit while you prepare the sauce and toppings. Dust a cutting board with flour and roll dough out to the size of your cast iron pan, if it's too big just rip off the edges, if too small just add a patch piece and press into place. Dough should be smooth and elastic if it sticks to the cutting board add more flour.
Toppings:
1/2 Cup Pesto
1 Andouille Sausage (sliced)
2 Cups Shrimp (cooked/grilled)
1/2 Artichoke Hearts (sliced)
1 Cup Shredded Italian 3 cheese blend
1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella
Assembly:
Marinate shrimp in lemon juice, garlic, oil, salt and pepper (add Old Bay or other seasonings if you wish). Slice Andouille Sausage and grill with shrimp. Not too long, we don't want the shrimp getting rubbery.
After rolling dough into your pan, spread pesto sauce over crust with the back of a spoon. Evenly spread Sausage slices and shrimp over pizza and top with Artichoke hearts, sprinkle with 3 cheese blend. Top with Mozzarella.
Bake at 425 until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.
