Blue Cheese & Prosciutto Pizza with Caramelised Apples
An easy pizza recipe with blue cheese, prosciutto, and caramelised Pink Lady apples recipe
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Ingredients
Dough:
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp olive oil plus extra for coating
- 275 grams of bread flour
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1 ¾ tsp instant yeast
Caramelised apples:
- 2 Pink Lady apples – cored and cut into wedges
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbs dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- Pinch of sea salt flakes
Topping:
- 100 grams Mozzarella grated
- 100 grams mature cheddar grated
- 125 grams of creamy blue cheese or blue cheese of choice
- 10 – 14 slices of prosciutto
- Hot honey or any honey to drizzle (optional)
- Thyme sprigs for garnish optional
Instructions
- Make the dough in advance. It will take 4 - 5 hours depending on the room temperature for proving.
- Start by mixing the sugar with 175ml of lukewarm water, and stir to dissolve. Add the olive oil.
- Add the flour, salt, and yeast to the bowl of a stand mixer and give it a whisk to combine. Using the dough hook attachment, set it to medium and slowly add the water to the bowl. Speed up and mix until the mixture forms a smooth dough that clears the side of the bowl.
- Dust a surface with flour and knead the dough for about 7 – 8 minutes until smooth and springy to the touch. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, oil the surface, cover it with cling film, and set aside it in a warm place to rise. Approximately 2 hours depending on the temperature.
- While the dough is proving, make the caramelised apples. Heat a non-stick frying pan with the butter and once melted add the sliced apples. Toss to cook for a minute before adding the sugar and thyme. Cook until the apples are golden on each side but still firmish. While the apples are cooking, add a pinch of salt.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, tip onto the floured surface divide into 2 or 4 equal pieces and roll these into balls.
- Roll the dough out quite thin and set it on a board with baking paper. Allow it to rest while you preheat your oven to 220C. If you have a pizza stone or steel, add it to the oven to preheat. You want to get the stone as hot as possible.
- When you are ready to make the pizza, grate the mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
- Sprinkle the base of the pizza generously with mozzarella and Cheddar, add the caramelised apples, and crumble the blue cheese. Bake for about 8 – 10 minutes until puffy, and golden and the pizza has a brown crispy base.
- Twirl the prosciutto on the pizzas and drizzle with hot honey. Serve with a chilled glass of Laborie 2023 Chardonnay.
Notes
This is an easy dough to work with and it does not require a lengthy overnight prove.
The dough is quite a thick dough so roll it out quite thin.
The thickness of the dough supports the cheesy topping and the caramelised apples.