American spicy bacon pizza
American Spicy Bacon Pizza
The Modern Gastronomer
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This pizza is tasty, filling and surprisingly simple to make. The bacon and tomato complement one another perfectly but you can use any toppings you like.

Ingredients
'For the dough'
- 225g Strong white flour
- 2 tsp Dried yeast
- 1tsp Sugar
- 1/2tsp Salt
- 175ml Warm water + 1tbs olive oil
- 2tsp Mixed herbs
'For the pizza sauce'
- 1 can of Chopped tomatoes
- 1 anchovy fillet (optional)
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 4 cloves of finely chopped garlic
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 2tbs chopped oregano
- salt and pepper
- 1/2tsp Chilli powder
'For the topping'
- 225g drained mozzarella
- 200g Bacon
- 50g Chopped peppers
- 25g Ham
Tools
- Pizza cutter and shovel
- Cutting mat
Directions
'To make the pizza dough'
- Sift the flour into a bowl and mix in the yeast, sugar and salt.
- Stir in the olive oil and water into the flour and mix till a soft dough forms.
- Knead the dough for 10 minutes on a lightly floured surface. the dough should be smooth
- Transfer the dough into a lightly oiled bowl and leave it in a warm place for 30 minutes. It should double in size
'To make the pizza sauce.
- Heat a saucepan on a medium heat and add your anchovy with 2 table spoons of olive oil.
- Once the anchovy is sizzling add your garlic and your oregano and then turn the heat of the pan to low.
- Add the chilli powder and stir, let this continue to cook for 3-4 minutes
- Blend your chopped tomatoes until it becomes a puree. The add this to your saucepan
- Stir everything together then bring the sauce up to a simmer. Add your salt and pepper at this point too.
- Allow this sauce to simmer for 30-35 minutes. Ensure you taste and adjust the seasoning to what suits you.
- The pizza sauce is all done
'To assemble the pizza.'
- Preheat an oven to 220 C, then lightly brush a baking tray with oil.
- knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 1 minuted then divide it in half
- Roll each piece to a 10-inch circle to square. Then place them on them baking trays.
- Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the pizza bases, it should go almost to the edge. Then slice your bacon and peppers into strips.
- Evenly spread the bacon, peppers and mozzarella on top of the pizza, the mozzarella should be placed last . Drizzle a bit of olive oil on top of the pizza.
- Cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the base is golden and the cheese is fully melted.
- Serve it immediately with any dip.