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A pizza in a circular pizza pan.

Goat Cheese and Vegetable Pizza

Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rise Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Main Course

Ingredients
  

Pizza Dough
  • 2 1/4 cups Bread Flour
  • 1 cup Water lukewarm
  • 1 package Rapid Rise Yeast 7 grams
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Sugar
Pizza Sauce
  • 14.5 oz Tomato Sauce
  • 6 cloves Garlic large ones!
  • 2 Yellow Onions
  • 1/2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Fennel Seed
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Basil minced
Pizza Toppings
  • 8 oz Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper
  • 8 oz Mozzarella Cheese shredded
  • 5.5 oz Goat Cheese

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 425F / 220C.
  2. Combine warm water, sugar, and yeast in a bowl. Set on the stovetop and let sit for 10 minutes.
  3. During that wait, slice the onions.
  4. After letting the yeast mixture sit, add the bread flour and salt and mix to combine.
  5. Knead the dough in the bowl for 5 minutes. It will be kind of sticky!
  6. Return the bowl to the stovetop and let the dough rise for 45 minutes.
  7. During this rest time, place the onions in a pan with the olive oil and set it to medium-high heat. Stir occasionally.
  8. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half lengthwise.
  9. Cut the bell pepper into half-strips.
  10. Add the cut vegetables onto a baking sheet. Coat with olive oil, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning as desired.
  11. Bake at 425 F for 20 minutes.
  12. Peel and mince 6 cloves of garlic.
  13. Add the garlic and fennel seed to the pan with the onions and cook until fragrant, roughly 1 minute.
  14. Add the tomato sauce and remaining spices to the pan. Reduce the heat to low and let it sit until it is time for the pizza to be assembled.
  15. After 45 minutes of rising time, spread the pizza dough on a pizza pan and bake for 5 minutes at 425F.
  16. To assemble the pizza, place on the pizza sauce, ¾ of the mozzarella cheese, the vegetable toppings, the remaining mozzarella cheese, and finally the goat cheese.
  17. Bake for 15 minutes at 425F.
  18. Enjoy!