Carbonara Pizza

This recipe is one which was born Saturday night, we had a crazy craving for pizza, and my boyfriends favourite is one available from Pizza Express. It is a Carbonara pizza with an egg in the middle and he absolutely loves it, so i had a go of recreating it. So if you like pizza, Carbonara or want to learn how to make a pizza dough, then this is one for you!

Carbonara Pizza

Ingredients

2 cups strong white bread flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 cup Olive Oil

2 tsp. baking powder

3/4 cup warm water

1 jar carbonara sauce

100g bacon pieces

100g cooked chicken breast

3 cloves of garlic, crushed

300g cheddar or mozzarella, grated

4 spring onions, chopped

1 egg

Method

Start by making the dough: place the flour in a mixing bowl, add the salt and the baking powder and mix.

Gradually add the water to the bowl, then add the oil.

Flour the work surface, then turn the dough out and knead for 5 minutes.

Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to a 0.5cm thickness. Place a dinner plate upside down over the dough and press down. The circular outline will have been transferred to the dough and you can now assemble the round shape.

Transfer to a pizza tray and bake in the oven at 200oc for 8 minutes.

Now to prepare the toppings: place a frying pan on a medium heat. Add a little oil to the pan and fry the bacon pieces with the chopped spring onions and the crushed garlic, once the bacon has brown set to one side.

Once the base has been part baked, dollop amount desired of carbonara sauce in the middle of the base and using a spatula spread the sauce onto the base, ensuring you don't go right up to the edge of the pizza, leave a 1cm gap.

Sprinkle a little cheese on top of the sauce.

Now empty the bacon mixture and arrange evening, then add the chicken and the remaining cheese.

Place in the oven for 12 minutes.

The egg is optional but if you do want the egg in the middle, after 12 minutes in the oven, crack the egg directly into the centre and place back in the oven for 4 minutes.

Enjoy!






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