Napa Valley Pizza
Ingredients
1 pkg.
Kowalski's Prepared Pizza Dough (from the Bakery Department)
- flour, for working the dough
- cornmeal, for the pizza peel
- Kowalski's Signature Fresh Alfredo Sauce (from the Dairy Department)
- toppings, to taste: chopped roasted Brussels sprouts, cooked pancetta and chopped dried apricots
- balsamic glaze and freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns, to finish
Directions
- Place a pizza stone (or baking sheet) in the oven; preheat to 500°.
- Let dough stand, covered or unwrapped, at room temperature for at least 1 hr. before use.
- On a generously floured surface, using lightly floured hands, roll dough into a circle 12-14" across; begin in the center of the dough, working outward to the edge, turning dough as needed to prevent sticking.
- Tap dough to remove excess flour. Assemble pizza crust, sauce, and toppings on a pizza peel (or baking sheet) sprinkled lightly with cornmeal. For best results, do not overload the dough.
- Transfer pizza to the preheated pizza stone; bake in preheated oven until edges of crust are golden and crispy (8-10 min.).
- Remove pizza from oven and stone; let stand for several minutes before slicing.
- Drizzle with balsamic glaze; season with pepper.
Tasty Tips:
- If using frozen dough, keep packaged and thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
- If your oven can be heated to 550°, use that temperature instead.
- To transfer the pizza from the peel to the preheated pizza stone, hold the peel over the stone with the far edge of the pizza touching the far edge of the stone. Tip peel to a 30° angle so that the pizza starts to slide onto the stone. Using a single quick motion, pull pizza peel out from under the pizza.