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So far, in our bread making journey, we’ve been working with a variety of breads that call for yeast. Watching a ball of dough rise is really fun when you have the time. Unfortunately, it was late, and we wanted pizza without waiting at least 90 minutes for it to rise. If there’s anything we’ve learned in our cooking days, it’s that there is always a shortcut. You can usually shave minutes off a meal’s prep and occasionally avoid extra gray hairs if you do a little research or find out what substitutions will get the job done. We’ve always gone the long way in our bread making, but after this quick fix, we may never go back.
Usually when there’s an issue with time, we know we can count on a couple of great premade doughs to ease our pizza woes. Nothing wrong with popping the dough out of the bag and tossing it right in the oven. But, after seeing so many other homemade pizza doughs, we knew it was time to give it a try. The cheat in this recipe was rapid rise yeast! It will be a rare occasion before we go back to regular yeast. After one 30 minutes poofing session, the dough was ready to go. Although we’ve never made one dish from Sara Moulton, we were beyond psyched with the way this one turned out. Crispy, chewy, soft, warm–it was a great dough recipe. We may have to find out what else she has cookin’!
Salami and Feta Pizza – Serves 6 to 8
Dough (recipe)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
6 ounces salami, sliced
1/4 large red onion, sliced
10-12 green olives, minced
3/4 cup feta, crumbled
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
1 vine tomato, sliced
1 shallot, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons yellow cornmeal
1. Prepare dough as directed. (The only change we made was using 1 teaspoon of sugar instead of 1/2 teaspoon, and of course, the rapid rise yeast.) Set aside to rise.
2. As dough rises, place olive oil and shallots in a pan and cook until shallots begin to go translucent. Add in garlic, cumin and red pepper flakes. Cook about 1 minute, then remove from heat. Set aside.
3. Once dough has finished rising, punch it down a couple of times. Transfer to a floured surface and begin working it into a shape that will fit a 12” round pie baking pan.
4. Sprinkle cornmeal over the bottom of the tray. Place dough on top and spread to edges of the tray.
5. Using a pastry brush or spoon, spread infused olive oil over the bottom of the dough, leaving about 1-1/2” from the edges. Top with red onion, olives, tomato, bell pepper, salami and feta.
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 425 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
Click HERE for the printable recipe.
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What a fantastic find! A homemade pizza dough that won’t take hours!! I have borrowed a few of Sara Moultons recipes, I adore her chicken scarpariello for one. I am going to have to give this a go, I love that you can make it all in the food processor too, I am not a fan of kneading by hand:) Looks delicious, love your topping choice!
oh, yum home made pizza with the perfect fixings!
That is fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Pizza look delicious.
Thanks for the info. I am yeast impaired. It’s a genetic problem… GREG
there is definitely something to be said for this quick rising dough, sometimes making fresh bread just requires too much planning for us! But don’t discount the long way totally because the hours of fermentation can really give bread a wonderful depth of flavor.
What a tasty pizza – I am loving the toppings.
Looks great! Sara Moulton is awesome. I like rapid rise yeast for the speed, but you don’t get the complex flavors you get with a slow rise.
That’s why I love your blog– reading = learning
I’m going to have to catch up on the posts I missed! Don’t know when you changed it, but love the new header image!!
Could I bake this on a regular cookie sheet? I want to try making my own pizza from scratch, but don’t have a stone or pie pan!
Now I’m craving for pizza. I swtich from regular yeast to rapid rise, too. definitely cuts the waiting time in half. Plus, sometimes my impatience just doesn’t cut it. hehe…
I made some pizza last night… man I love home made pizza! It was mushrooms and pepperoni for me though
ooo and lots of fresh garlic!
Beautiful. I looks like the pizza from Pizza Chicago in Palo Alto. I love how your crust turned out
Looks great with so much toppings! Nothing beats homemade pizza.
Homemade pizza. Delicious!
This homemade pizza looks fantastic! Love your choice for toppings! Congrats on being finalists for the awards!
I’ve always had trouble baking with yeast…mine always came out tasting and smelling way too yeasty! I should give that rapid rise yeast a try. But people swear that they taste different? Or maybe they’re just snobs, lol.
Fast dough is key. We love some pizza! Looks great!
This is making me hungry! Homemade pizza smells so good as the dough rises and then as it bakes. And, the olives, feta, and peppers here look great.
Currently on the road, so no homemade pizza for me for a while. Can’t wait to go back into the kitchen and whip up something like this, though.
MMMMMMM,…your salami & feta pizza looks just georgous!
A feast for the eyes!!!
home made pizzas are much more delicious
like the toppings very much. m sure my kids will love it!! thanx
cheers!!
Nice colors on that pizza. It looks pretty healthy too.
Sara Moulton really does have great recipes, very good and very do-able. I miss her show.
I rarely ever work with yeast anymore because of the time involved. I have been wanting to do my own pizza for years. You have inspired me. (Now I just need a stone) This looks really delicious.
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Salami and feta on a pizza sound like something I need to try right away.
I love that salami-feta combo. I have been dying to make a pizza (but I confess I buy the dough) on the grill.
Wow! Fantastic flavors in that pizza!!!! I really like your blog.
wow – rapid rise yeast! I haven’t heard of that. I am the queen of impatient, so this would be an excellent ingredient for my baking goods.
That’s cool that you guys got to try the Kogi taco truck!! 25 minute wait is not bad at all. My friend waited 2.5 hrs!!!! Good grief! You should try to do your own version of it. Yummy in the tummy =)
My last experience with yeast was unsuccessful, so I know that feeling…. I’ve never tried rapid-rise before!! Sounds perfect for a busy gal such as me!!
Hmmm…loving the idea of rapid rise yeast pizza crust! I’ve been on a big homemade pizza kick and will have to test this one out
Yum that looks great! Salami and feta are two of my favourite ingredients. Love the salty and creamy combo
Nice I am still trying to figure out the in and outs of bread making and it is quite challenging at times.
I guess I never knew there was a difference because all I own is rapid yeast. Back to the good old researching yeast I go.
You’ve done a great job! That pizza looks awesome and so scrumptious!
Cheers,
Rosa
love this combo!!!!
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One word for you: STARTER
Keep a yeast starter. It makes pizza dough and bread so much faster and the breadsticks it produces…omg…there are no words!