January 5, 2016

Pretzel crust pizza

Pretzel crust pizza on a pizza baking stone.

We are slowly but surely getting settled into our new house. One of the best things is that I now have a much larger kitchen with more storage and counter space which makes cooking so much easier! I'm trying to get everything organized in a way that works best for me. 

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Now on to this pizza. Not just any ordinary pizza, a pizza crust made of soft pretzel dough! It's an amazing thing that I only wish I had discovered earlier! 

I think everyone knows that we love pizza around here, including different crusts from pan to pumpkin. Homemade pizza is a weekend standard around here. You can make it in so many different ways and it's impossible for it to get old. 

This pizza dough is definitely worth mixing into your routine because it's a fun and delicious twist on pizza. This recipe is slightly adapted from here.

Slicing a pretzel crust pizza.

Pretzel crust pizza
for the dough:
1-1/3 cups warm water
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
2 tablespoons honey
about 3 to 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup baking soda 
cornmeal, for sprinkling
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
coarse salt, for sprinkling
for topping:
about 1 cup tomato or pizza sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
pepperoni, or other toppings of your choice, optional
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 

In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, combine the warm water, yeast, and honey. Let sit for about 5 minutes, until foamy. Add the flour starting with 3 cups along with the salt. Mix until a tacky dough forms, adding more flour 1/4 cup at a time as needed.

Use your hands on a floured surface or the dough hook of your stand mixer to knead for 5 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic. Cover the dough and let rest for 10 minutes.

Fill a large stockpot halfway with water and bring to a boil. Slowly add the baking soda (it will bubble). Carefully place the dough into the water. Let boil for 60 seconds and then carefully turn the dough over using a spider or large slotted spoon and boil for another 60 seconds. Carefully life the dough and shake off excess water. Transfer to a pizza stone or baking sheet that have been lightly sprinkled with cornmeal.

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees.

Gently press out the dough until it is about 10-11 inch circle (or until it fits your pan). Brush the crust with the melted butter and then sprinkle coarse salt along the outer edge to make the pretzel crust. Bake for 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and top with the sauce, cheese, Italian seasoning, and any other toppings of your choice, leaving the outer crust bare. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese and crust are golden, about 12-15 minutes.

Let cool 5 minutes before slicing.

Finished pretzel crust pizza.

16 comments:

  1. What a fantastic idea! I definitely have to try that pretzel crust. The pizza looks mouthwatering, Amy.

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  2. oooh i will have to try this! we love pretzel crust pizza. i hope you enjoy your new house--how fun! :)

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  3. Look at all that cheesy goodness. What a great idea :)

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  4. I feel your pain with the electric hob, gas is much easier to work with!! This looks SO good, perfect for Friday night indulging.

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  5. Hated my electric stove at first, but really got to like an electric oven. In fact I prefer it to gas. My ideal stove would be a gas cooktop and electric oven. Anyway, lovely recipe -- that crust looks so terrific. Thanks.

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  6. Oh wow - love the sound of this. Pretzel dough crust sounds totally genius. We could not live without our fair share of pizza around here either...the little one loves it!

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  7. What a delicious twist---I'm all in favor of a pretzel dough crust! I think we need to work in a weekly homemade pizza :)

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  8. Hi Amy, oh pretzel dough crust sounds amazing, I bet this is delicious!

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  9. I've never tried pretzel crust pizza, but it sounds terrific!

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  10. Congratulations on your new home! How exciting! Good luck on the electric stove. I'm sure you'll get use to it in no time. I've only cooked on one a few time, but it's been a day her and a day there. What fun to have a bigger kitchen, more storage and more countertop. YAY! And now for the pizza - YUM! Love the looks of it and the pretzel crust sounds great!

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  11. I make my own pretzels, but your idea is so great, I have to try it, thanks for sharing.

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  12. A bigger kitchen equals more space for all the fab kitchen stuff you've always needed! When we bought our home, my kitchen space doubled. Two years later and I'm out of room lol. Pretzel crust pizza is good stuff - yours look deeelicious!

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  13. Dear Amy, that sounds like a wonderful idea. My kids would love a pizza with pretzel crust and when I read through your recipe, I am convinced that I can fit that into my meal plan soon. We should really be eating more pizza!
    Hope you are enjoying your new home (including the electric stove)!
    Have a lovely Sunday,
    Andrea

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  14. I love pretzels, so making a pizza crust with pretzels is genius! Pinned!

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  15. This sounds so good- and I can think of so many ways to make the toppings with this crust- fun recipe!

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  16. I just can't put into words how awesome this looks! Two of my favorite things combined into one meal. Yes, please.

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