My last final was yesterday, now I have 8 months off from school. I'm so excited to have time for my hobbies again! I've been meaning to blog about this pizza for awhile now but just haven't had the time. My former co-worker inspired this one. She makes "Jillapenos" so I thought maybe I'd try them on a pizza.
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 Pkg. Cream Cheese
3-4 Jalapenos (sliced)
1/4 lb. Pork Sausage
1/2 lb. Bacon, crumbled
3-4 Jalapenos (sliced)
1/4 lb. Pork Sausage
1/2 lb. Bacon, crumbled
1 Handful Craisins
2-3 Handfuls shredded cheese (I used cheddar/jack)
Assembly:
Preheat oven to 425. Cook bacon and brown sausage, reserve the grease from bacon or sausage to saute your jalapeno slices. Slice Jalapenos and remove seeds (or keep them in if you like more spice). Saute jalapenos just until they start to get a little brown.
Warm cream cheese a little in the microwave (20 seconds or so) just enough so that it spreads without tearing your crust. Spread over your crust with the back of a spoon. layer jalapeno slices, craisins, sausage and bacon crumbles evenly over cream cheese. Top with shredded cheese. Bake in preheated oven until cheese is melted and crust is brown on the edges.
