
Italian Sausage, Porcini Mushroom and Gorgonzola Pizza
2 hrs 45 mins total time
30 mins active time
Medium
Makes 3 pizzas
Ingredients
Measurements:
For the dough:
- 3⅓ cups (17½ oz) bread flour
- 2 tsp instant dried yeast
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp flaky sea salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup (8 fl oz) lukewarm water
approximately
For the topping:
- 1½ oz dried porcini mushrooms
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
divided, plus extra to serve
- 2 cloves garlic
crushed
- 4 (12 oz) Italian sausages
- 1 cup (3½ oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2½ oz gorgonzola cheese
crumbled
- Flaky sea salt
to season
- Freshly ground black pepper
to season
To serve:
- Gorgonzola cheese
crumbled
- Crushed red pepper flakes
optional
- Flat-leaf parsley leaves
Instructions
- 1To make the dough, put the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the dough hook, mix to combine. Add the oil and water and mix on medium-low speed for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. (Alternatively, combine the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the oil and water and mix until the dough comes together, add an extra tablespoon of water if necessary. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.)
- 2Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until the dough doubles in size.
- 3Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and punch down to remove the excess air. Knead the dough into a smooth ball. Divide into three, 8 ¾ oz pieces.
- 4To make the topping, put the porcini mushrooms in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Let stand for 30 minutes. Drain well. Coarsely chop.
- 5Combine 1 tablespoon of the oil and garlic.
- 6Remove the casings from the sausages. Shape teaspoons of the sausage meat into small balls, then flatten. Place on a plate, spoon over the remaining olive oil and turn to coat.
- 7To make the pizza, turn the ON/OFF switch to the ON position and PREHEAT the pizza oven for 15 minutes.
- 8Roll out each piece of pizza dough to form a 9 ½-inch round and put each on a 11 ¾-inch square piece of parchment paper.
- 9Prick the crusts with a fork or pizza docker.
- 10Spread 1 teaspoon of the garlic oil over each pizza crust. Top the crusts evenly with the mozzarella, gorgonzola, mushrooms and sausage. Season with salt and pepper.
- 11Select the CLASSIC crust setting.
- 12Transfer one of the pizzas (still on the parchment paper) onto the hot pizza stone and close the lid. Cook for 2 minutes.
- 13Open the lid and quickly slide the parchment paper out carefully. Close the lid and cook for a further 6-7 minutes until browned. Monitor the cooking progress through the viewing window. Topping should be cooked and golden and crust crisp and brown.
- 14Open the lid carefully with oven mitt and transfer the pizza to a cutting board.
- 15Repeat with the remaining pizzas.
- 16Top with gorgonzola and pepper flakes. Drizzle with extra olive oil, season with pepper and garnish with parsley leaves. Slice and serve.