Ingredients
- 1 recipe fresh pizza dough, recipe follows
- 3 to 4 baby Yukon gold fingerling potatoes, finely sliced
- 1/2 small onion, finely sliced
- 6 slices applewood smoked bacon, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons rosemary leaves
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to grease pan
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup shredded fontina cheese
- 1 cup baby arugula, optional
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Put a jelly roll pan or half sheet pan in the oven.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the fingerling potatoes, onion, bacon, and rosemary leaves. Add 1/4 cup of olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Toss together to coat with olive oil.
Take the preheated jelly roll pan out of the oven and drizzle some olive oil over entire surface. Cut the dough into 2 pieces and reserve 1 piece for another use. Stretch the pizza dough out so it is just bigger than the pan, then lay it inside the pan so the dough comes up the sides to form a crust on the rim.
Pour the potato mixture onto the pizza dough, then sprinkle with shredded fontina. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until crispy and golden, about 20 to 25 minutes. Garnish with arugula and drizzle the lemon juice over the top. Serve immediately.
Fresh Pizza Dough:
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 cups warm water (100 to 110 degrees F.)
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 6 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for bowl
In a small bowl, combine the yeast, sugar and water and stir gently to dissolve. Let the mixture stand until the yeast comes alive and starts to foam, 5 to 10 minutes.
If you're using a stand mixer, combine the salt and flour to the bowl and pulse a few times to mix. Add the yeast mixture, at the lowest speed, until the flour incorporates. When the dough starts to come together, increase the speed to medium and mix until the dough gathers into a ball. This should take about 2 minutes. Add the olive oil and pulse a few more times. Stop the machine periodically to scrape the dough off the hook. Get a feel for the dough as you're making it by squeezing a small amount together between your thumb and fingers. If it's crumbly, add more water, if it's sticky, add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and fold it over itself a few times, kneading until it's smooth and elastic.
If you're making the dough by hand, add the yeast mixture to a large bowl and stir in the salt and the 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Then begin stirring in the flour. When the mixture becomes too stiff to stir with a spoon, knead in the rest of the flour by hand, adding just enough so that the dough is soft but not too sticky. As you work, squeeze a small amount of dough together between your thumb and fingers. If it's crumbly, add more water; if it's sticky, add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
Form the dough into a round and put it into a lightly oiled bowl, turning it over to coat the dough entirely with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel and let it rise in a warm spot (i.e., over a gas pilot light) until it doubles in size, about 1 hour.
Photo: Bacon, Potato, Rosemary and Fontina Pizza Recipe















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By golfergal16
Belmont, CA
on March 17, 2013
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Amazing! All my dinner guests loved this. I used pancetta instead of bacon and used a little of the pancetta drippings to toss the potatoes in instead of the olive oil. Didn't have an onion so skipped that but didn't miss it. Everyone was amazed to find potatoes on their pizza but raved about the creamy texture and taste.
By MADVLK
on November 03, 2012
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This pizza is FABULOUS! We too, slightly precooked the bacon and carmelized the onions in the bacon grease - Yummmmm! prior to mixing them in with the other ingredients. We weren't sure about the Arugula, but stuck with it and it really added another delicious layer of flavor. Treat yourself to this pizza. You won't regret it!
By Dapuma
Scottsdale, AZ
on September 22, 2012
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For anyone stating that it was a little dry, make sure you are serving the pizza with a side of sour cream, makes all the difference in the world
Keys:
1 Pre cook the bacon to render the fat
2 Caramelize the onions prior to putting them into the mixture
3 Add some roasted cloves of garlic to the mixture
4 When baking the crust, make a butter garlic sauce to base the edges with, it will make the crust pop and gives it a nice crispness
5 Adding some mozzarella cheese to the mixture along with fontina is an excellent addition, not required but if you try it with and without, you will add it every time in the future :
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