Bacon, Potato, Rosemary and Fontina Pizza

  • Yield: 1 (13 by 18-inch) pizza
  • Total: 2 hr 10 min
  • Prep: 35 min
  • Inactive: 1 hr 10 min
  • Cook: 25 min
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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

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

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Put a jelly roll pan or half sheet pan in the oven.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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starvinmarla

Love this.  It's great for parties since it is delicious at room temperature and everyone loves it.  I pre-cook the bacon too, and I've used both large Yukon golds and russets, and it's all good.  I usually serve the arugula on the side at home because we don't like it when it gets soggy on the leftovers.  I used thinly sliced prosciutto once instead of bacon and it was good too. (Didn't have to pre-cook it either.) 

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