Nutella Pizza

Each year I am dragged into Autumn kicking and screaming, I hate summer to end. So the only way Autumn can gently coax me along is by offering her bounty and tempting me with her delicacies. Apples, pumpkins, cider, pies and crisps, and soups and stews. Then I follow, slowly at first, but I oblige, I must. Apples are first up in Autumn's offerings as the Honeycrisp adds sweetness and a cool, crispiness to this dessert pizza. So many more versions are dancing in my head. But I will start you here with this one. This has to be the most delicious dessert pizza I have ever tasted. I used Biz's No-Rise Pizza Crust which came together faster than my oven could heat. This crust is crispy on the outside and fluffy and tender on the inside, and tastes fantastic. My only major tweak was that I added a tsp of sugar to feed the yeast- I look at it like this, it is their last meal, feed the little guys, would ya?


See how nicely that crust came?


Nutella Pizza- adapted from Anna's Brick Oven Pizza

Pizza Dough- adapted from Biz she makes hers in a food processor, go see.
2 cups AP flour
1 tsp Kosher salt
1 cup very warm water
3 t. active yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 T. olive oil

Heat your oven and pizza stone to 450 degrees. I used my KA mixer to make dough. In bowl of mixer using the dough hook, mix flour and salt for a few seconds. Meantime mix yeast, water and sugar and let sit for about 5 minutes then stir in oil. While the mixer is running, add the yeast mixture slowly. Mix until blended and add a bit more flour (I added another scant 1/4 cup) until the dough is not so sticky. With floured hands remove the dough and place on a piece of floured parchment which is on a pizza pan. Roll dough out to a 15 inch circle. Using the pizza pan, or if you have a peel, use it, slide dough and parchment onto baking stone and bake for 8 minutes or until crust is golden and crispy. Remove from oven and top with...

Toppings
Nutella- as much as you like!
one apple finely diced
2/3 cup toasted walnut pieces
2/3 cup toffee bits
fresh ground sea salt- gently sprinkle over entire pizza

Drizzle with a little heated Nutella, slice and serve immediately. Serves 8-12 depending on size of slices.

*Anna's only uses the Nutella, walnuts, and apples. The sea salt and toffee are my additions.

**To avoid issues with my nut allergy guy, I sliced the crust first and made each piece individually. He had his topped with Fluff, banana slices, and a drizzle of chocolate sauce. The topping ideas are endless.

What would you put on your dessert pizza? Give all the BRK readers some really good ideas.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIMSELF- Ich Liebe Dich. PRIMA!!

Robin Sue

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