Hawaiian Pineapple Pizza
The perfect pineapple pizza.
Ingredients
For the dough
- 2 cups Bread flour
- 2 ½ tsp Active dry yeast
- 1 ¾ cups Lukewarm water
- 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp Olive oil For brushing
- 1 ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Granulated sugar
For the sauce
- 2 (8oz) cans Canned tomatoes
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp Granulated sugar
- 2 tsp Fresh oregano Chopped
- 2 tsp Fresh basil Chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic Minced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the pizza
- 1 Fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, cubed Or two 20-oz cans pineapple chunks, drained and patted to remove excess juice
- 1 lb Ham cubes
- 3 cups Mozzarella Shredded
- 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
For the dough
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric stand mixer, combine the sugar, yeast, and ½ cup of warm water, then whisk until the yeast has dissolved completely.
- Leave the mixture to rest for 5-10 minutes, then add the rest of the warm water, olive oil, and salt.
- With the mixer at low speed, slowly add in half of the flour and mix until combined.
- Mix in the rest of the flour and then knead at medium-low speed until a smooth, elastic, and slightly sticky dough is formed.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave it to rest in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size, approximately 1-2 hours.
For the sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl then set aside.
For the pizza
- Divide the dough in half.
- Lightly grease two 12” round pizza pans.
- Using your hands, press and shape each section of dough into a 10” to 12” disk, then transfer to the prepared pizza pans.
- Loosely drape plastic wrap or a kitchen towel over the crust and let it rise for at least two hours.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees (or appropriate temperature if using a real pizza oven) - Place the bare pizza crusts in the oven for about 10 minutes to set.
- Remove the crusts from the oven and spread one cup of pizza sauce over each round.
- Scatter the pineapple and ham over the pizza sauce, then top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Place the pizzas back in the oven and bake for another 15 minutes, until the cheese has melted and begun to turn brown.
- Remove from the oven, slice, serve, and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 2632kcalCarbohydrates: 330gProtein: 137gFat: 104gSaturated Fat: 30gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 49gCholesterol: 254mgSodium: 8742mgPotassium: 7281mgFiber: 55gSugar: 153gVitamin A: 6358IUVitamin C: 414mgCalcium: 1680mgIron: 34mg