Bacon and Cheddar Pretzel Crust Pizza
Is it a pizza or is it a pretzel? Well guess what, It's both and it's delicious!
servings: 4
total time: 1 hour 30 minutes
recipe by: Frankie
Ingredients
- The Dough:
- 1 1/3 cups warm water
- 1 packet active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
- 1 TBSP honey
- 1 TBSP cooking oil plus a little extra
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- The Toppings:
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese, finely shredded
- 4 slices homemade bacon, diced and cooked
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 TBSP baking soda
- 4 TBSP unsalted butter, melted
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- kosher salt
Directions
- THE DOUGH:
- In a stand mixer or large bowl mix the yeast, honey and water. Let stand 10 minutes or until it begins to foam.
- Add the 1 TBSP oil, flour, and salt and mix until well combined and dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
- Knead the dough 10 minutes by hand or about 5 minutes using a stand mixer with a dough hook.
- Pour a little oil into a separate large bowl. Form the dough in a ball and flip around in the oiled bowl to cover the dough ball.
- Loosely cover and put in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.
- THE PIZZA AND TOPPINGS:
- Preheat the oven to 450° F. Lightly oil a large pizza pan or baking sheet.
- Stretch out the dough to fit your pan and press the dough towards the outside edges to form a thick crust.
- Mix the hot water and baking soda together in a bowl then, using a pastry brush, thoroughly brush all over the entire top side of the dough, including the crust edges. Let rest 2 minutes then brush again, let rest 2 more minutes then brush one more time (you probably wont use all of the water and baking soda mixture, but you should use most).
- In another bowl combine the melted butter and garlic and brush that all over the top side of the dough including the crust edges.
- Sprinkle the cheese and bacon on top (not on the crust edges), then sprinkle a little kosher salt all around on the crust edges.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
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