A “Twist” on Pizza! This pizza has a twisted handmade crust filled with a mixture of melted butter and roasted garlic and filled with soppressata sausage, roasted red pepper, black olives, grated Parmesan cheese, and fresh basil.
Twisted Pizza
Ingredients
Pizza Dough:
- 1½ cups warm water
- 3 tablespoons white cornstarch
- 2 envelopes active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 4 cups of flour
Buttery Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves minced garlic
Toppings:
- 4½ ounces soppressata sausage
- 3 tablespoons chopped black olives
- 2 roasted red peppers
- 1 small bunch basil
- 2 – 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- Garlic salt, to taste
- Black Pepper, to taste
Instructions
Pizza Dough:
- This is one of our favorite never-fail recipes. In a 2-cup measuring cup measure out the warm water. Add the cornstarch and yeast, mix. Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes to let the yeast bubble. Adding some form of sugar gives the yeast something to eat on giving you that desired proof that ensures the perfect rise.
- Pour the yeast mixture into a food processor bowl. Add the olive oil and salt. Pulse for 30 seconds. Slowly begin to add the flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing for 2 minutes between additions. Turn the dough onto a floured board. The dough will be very sticky at this point so sprinkle some extra flour on top.
- Knead, adding additional flour as needed until no longer sticky, about 5 – 6 kneads is all that is needed. Place the dough into a warm bowl and let rest under a warm, moist towel for 15 minutes.
- Start rolling the dough into a long rope, working downward until about as thick as your thumb. Twist as you work to prevent it from retracting. Form into a circle leaving some space in between as it is not done expanding yet.
Buttery Sauce:
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add the butter and garlic, microwave 40 seconds, or until butter is melted. Spoon the mixture into the creases of the twisted dough filling the seams. Do not worry if some of the yum fall in between. As the dough expands it will be incorporated into the pizza.
Toppings:
- Roughly chop the sausage, black olives, red peppers, and basil and place in a small bowl. Mix with Parmesan cheese. Spread the mixture between the rows. Drizzle with olive oil and season with a little garlic salt and black pepper. Let rise for 30 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated 390°F oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. You’ll start to smell the aroma filling your kitchen right before the buzzer goes off. Take out of the oven and garnish with some Parmesan cheese and a handful of basil leaves.
What a fun idea! I have never tried this before.
Give it a try. The presentation is a lot of fun!
The kids will love it!
What a fun idea! That looks great!
Thank you! It is a fun dish to make!
Call it what you will, I call it music to my belly.
I thought about naming it that, but too long to fit in title. 😉
Thanks, M!
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I love this approach – so wonderful!! And looks beautiful!
Thanks, Bernice! Always loved playing with my food. 🤣
Clever tasty idea! 🙂
Thank you!
What a fun way to serve pizza! I love it!
Right! The kids really enjoy it. Of course it gets kind of hard for me to tell them not to play with their food when I play with the food. 😁
This looks like the Tasty videos on YT. Pretty pizza!
Thanks, Harry! It fun to make.
It looks so good… I’m going to have to try it😋
It is so tasty! A cross between pizza and garlic bread.