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BLT Pizza


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  • Author: Amanda
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x

Description

All the flavors you love from a BLT but in pizza form!  Garlic cream, cheese, crisp bacon, cherry tomatoes and spicy arugula make a flavorful, summery pizza.


Ingredients

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  • 2/3 cup heavy cream
  • 3 garlic cloves, smashed, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 pound pizza dough (one round of dough)
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) freshly grated mozzarella
  • 6 ounces bacon, cooked until crisp and chopped
  • 1 shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup (6 to 7 ounces) cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Red pepper flakes, to taste
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) freshly grated Parmesan
  • 1 cup (1 ounce) baby arugula
  • Olive oil, as needed
  • Flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to the highest temperature it will go for at least 30 minutes before baking (preferably 1 hour).  While the oven is preheating, place a baking steel, stone or baking sheet inside to get hot.
  2. Combine the heavy cream and garlic cloves in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.  Reduce the heat slightly and simmer until the cream is thick and spreadable.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  3. Turn the pizza dough out onto a lightly floured surface.  Press and pat the dough out into a 10- to 12-inch circle, as thin as you can get it without tearing a hole in the dough.  Spread the reduced garlic cream over the dough to within 1 inch of the edge of the crust, creating a board.  Layer the mozzarella, bacon, shallot, cherry tomatoes, red pepper flakes and Parmesan on top of the dough.  Transfer the dough to the preheated baking stone.  Bake for 6 to 10 minutes, depending on the temperature of your oven, until the dough is baked through and the cheese is melted and bubbly.  Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before topping with the arugula and seasoning with a little olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.  Slice into wedges and serve.
  • Category: Pizza