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Ingredients
- for the dough
- 500g OO flour (or strong white flour)
- 350 ml lukewarm water
- 30 ml olive oil
- 9g instant yeast
- 9g salt
- for the pizza
- 24 x 10g merguez sausage balls (the filling taken from the sausage casing)
- 300g passata
- 2 balls mozzarella
- 80g fresh goats cheese
- 1 bag spinach blanched in boiling salted water, refreshed, excess water squeezed & chopped
- Chili oil to finish
Introduction
A rich and spicy pizza for the more adventurous. The goats cheese adds a real depth of flavour and acidity to the spicy sausage.Method
FOR THE DOUGH:
- Sift flour into an electric mixing bowl.
- Add yeast, salt and mix.
- Add oil then water and mix using a dough hook for 8 to 10 minutes until you achieve a tight, glossy dough that comes clean away from the sides
- Transfer to a clean work surface, knead for a couple of minutes then store in an oiled bowl covered with cling film and refrigerate overnight.
- The following day remove from the fridge and place on a lightly floured surface, knock the dough back then divide into four equal pieces (or 8 if your making a snack size base) and roll into balls by flattening the dough then pulling back into itself to create a smooth ball.
- Using a rolling pin roll out the dough into even rounds ready for stage 1 cooking.
- Heat a tbsp. olive oil in a non stick frying pan/skillet and fry the rolled dough over a medium high heat, after a few minutes the dough will rise & brown on the base, flip over and cook for another minute or so then cool on a wire rack & repeat
- These can be used straight away or chilled, frozen ready to use at a later date.
FOR THE PIZZA:
- Preheat the oven to 210°C fan assisted or 230°C without a fan (gas 8).
- Spoon some passata onto the pizza bases and spread evenly, then scatter over the mozzarella, goats cheese, spinach and merguez balls.
- Bake for 10 minutes until the base is crisp & the meatballs piping hot. Drizzle with chilli oil to taste.