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🍕 Thick Pan Pizza with Cheese Crust

680 kcal · 50 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g wheat flour Type 405
• 1 packet dry yeast ((7 g) or ½ cube fresh yeast)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 30 ml olive oil
• 200 ml water (lukewarm, up to 250 ml)
• 300 g tomatoes, pureed
• 2 clove(s) garlic (chopped)
• 1 small onion(s) (chopped)
• 1 tsp oregano (dried)
• 0.5 tsp basil (dried)
• salt and pepper
• as desired mozzarella (grated)
• as desired bell pepper(s)
• as desired salami (poultry salami)
• as desired onion(s), red
• 350 g Gouda (or Emmentaler, cut into strips)
• 1 egg white

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius using top and bottom heat.
2. 2. Mix the yeast with the sugar in a small bowl.
3. 3. Pour in a splash of lukewarm water and stir until the yeast dissolves.
4. 4. Let the mixture stand for five minutes until it foams.
5. 5. Add the flour, the yeast mixture, the salt, the olive oil, and the remaining water to a large bowl.
6. 6. Knead the dough vigorously until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
7. 7. If the dough is still sticky, add a little more flour.
8. 8. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
9. 9. Let the dough rise in a warm place for one and a half hours.
10. 10. Heat the oil in a small pot.
11. 11. Sauté the chopped onion and chopped garlic in it until the onion becomes soft and translucent.
12. 12. Deglaze the onions with the pureed tomatoes.
13. 13. Turn off the stove.
14. 14. Season the sauce with pepper, salt, dried oregano, and dried basil.
15. 15. Divide the risen dough into three equal parts.
16. 16. Sprinkle some flour on a work surface.
17. 17. Roll out each dough part into a circle.
18. 18. Be careful not to knead the dough too much so it does not become tough.
19. 19. If the dough is too firm, let it rest covered for ten minutes.
20. 20. Place the dough on a pizza pan or baking sheet.
21. 21. Gently pull the edge of the dough up.
22. 22. Brush the edge only with egg white.
23. 23. Place the cut cheese strips on the edge.
24. 24. Fold the dough over the cheese.
25. 25. Press the edge firmly so that the cheese cannot leak out.
26. 26. Spread the tomato sauce evenly over the pizza.
27. 27. Top the pizza to your liking with ingredients such as grated mozzarella, poultry salami, red onions, and green peppers.
28. 28. Bake the pizza for 18 to 20 minutes in the oven.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 680
• Protein: 30 g · Fett/Fat: 30 g · Carbs: 70 g