I baked Basil Pesto Pizza recently. The pesto is used instead of the regular pizza sauce. I made basil pesto pizza with tomato and mozzarella and also made them as personal pan pizza. The pizza crust was so soft and pesto was full of flavor. Everyone at home loved this pizza. I am going to bake pizza quite often from now on.
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Basil Pesto Pizza with Tomato & Mozzarella- Personal Pan Pizza
Recipe Source: Martha Stewart
For the pizza dough,
Warm water, 1 1/4 cup
Sugar, 1/4 teaspoon
Dry active yeast, 2 1/4 teaspoon
Salt, 1 teaspoon
All purpose flour, 2 3/4 cup+ more for dusting
Olive oil, 1 1/2 tablespoon + more for the bowl
For the assembly
Fresh mozzarella (thinly sliced),8 oz.
Basil Pesto from the above, half the quantity
Tomatoes, 3 no's (thinly sliced)
Grated Parmesan, 1/2 cup
How it is made?
Making pizza dough:
What are the ingredients needed?
Basil, 2 cups
Walnuts, 1/4 cup
Olive oil, 1/4 cup
Garlic, 2-3 cloves
Ground pepper, 1 teaspoon
Salt, to taste
How it is made?
- In a food processor, pulse the walnuts first.
- Then to that add garlic and pulse. Then add basil leaves, salt and ground pepper and pulse.
- Then add olive oil and run till it is smooth.
Notes:
- You can use blanched almonds instead of walnuts too.
- You can use this pesto to the pasta too. Cook the pasta as per package instructions, mix this pesto and serve.
- This can be prepared in bulk and frozen too. Thaw and use as required.
Basil Pesto Pizza with Tomato & Mozzarella- Personal Pan Pizza
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Personal Pan Basil Pesto Pizza |
Recipe Source: Martha Stewart
For the pizza dough,
Warm water, 1 1/4 cup
Sugar, 1/4 teaspoon
Dry active yeast, 2 1/4 teaspoon
Salt, 1 teaspoon
All purpose flour, 2 3/4 cup+ more for dusting
Olive oil, 1 1/2 tablespoon + more for the bowl
For the assembly
Fresh mozzarella (thinly sliced),8 oz.
Basil Pesto from the above, half the quantity
Tomatoes, 3 no's (thinly sliced)
Grated Parmesan, 1/2 cup
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Basil Pesto Pizza with Tomato and Mozzarella |
How it is made?
Making pizza dough:
- Take warm water, mix the sugar and yeast and let it sit for 7-8 minutes till the yeast becomes frothy.
- In a bowl combine all purpose flour, salt and to this add the yeast mixture and start kneading.
- Then add the olive oil and continue to knead. The dough will be sticky knead till the dough is not sticky anymore.
- Take a bowl, oil the surface and place the dough and cover it with plastic wrap and place the set up in a warm spot till the dough has doubled, almost 45 minutes.
- Then punch on the dough, knead for few minutes and let it rise for another 40 minutes.
- Now again punch the dough and knead for 3-4 minutes. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts.
- Roll them into balls and let it sit for another 5 minutes
Making Pizza - Assembly
Notes:
- Preheat the oven to 450F.
- Take a round cake pan, oil the surface and take one dough ball and roll out and place on the cake pan such that it fits the cake pan with the raised edges.
- Then spread the basil pesto, arranged the sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and sprinkle grated parmesan on the top and bake till the edges turn golden brown and the cheeses are melted, approximately 15 minutes.
- Take out and slice and serve immediately.
Notes:
- I made personal pan pizzas so used round cake pan of size 8" diameter.
- You can also make 2 regular pizza of 14"- 16" diameter. It depends on the thickness of the crust.
- If using pizza stone, pre-heat the pizza stone for at least 30 minutes before transferring the pizza on it to bake.
- Also while using pizza stone, sprinkle/dust corn meal all over the base of the pizza so that it slides from the pizza stone.
- You can add toppings of your choice too. Increase or decrease the cheese as per your personal preference.
Pizza looking good ..
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Pizza looks delicious Divya and thank you for hosting the event. I will send mine soon :-)
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ReplyDeleteHi Divya....The pizza looks delicious and the clicks are amazing....missed this months challenge due to some unwanted circumstances at home..:(....will surely try basil pesto with pasta.
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ReplyDeleteI love this basil,tomato and mozorella combo, and on pizza looks absolutely delicious..
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ReplyDeleteDelicious pizza Divya.. Awesome clicks... Sorry for being late.. Had been out of station for the weekend and hence couldn't prepare it on time.
ReplyDeleteI was about to make pesto too but there were no nuts I could use :( The pizza is so delectable. Love it.
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