Italian Pizza Recipes - Artimino Pizza Pie (Pizza Artimino) Recipe

Ingredients       

• 750g/1 1/2 lb/6 cups strong white (bread) flour

• 10ml/2 tsp salt

• 25g/1 tbsp easy-blend dried yeast

• 45ml/3 tbsp olive oil

• 450ml/2 cups lukewarm water

• 15ml/1 tbsp semolina (cream of wheat)

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup Mozzarella, grated or finely chopped

• 10 ml/2 tsp olive oil

• 45 ml/3 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

• 1 red (bell) pepper, seeded and sliced

• 15 ml/1 tbsp green olives, stoned and chopped

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Method:

1. Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl and add the yeast. Stir in the oil. Mix with the water to a firm dough.

2. Turn out on to a floured board, knead for 10 minutes and return to the bowl. Cover with Clingfilm (plastic wrap) and leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

3. Knead the dough again for 3-4 minutes and roll the dough very thinly into six 25 cm/10 in rounds.

4. Place three rounds of dough on baking sheets which have been dusted with the semolina.

5. Blend the Mozzarella, half the olive oil, the tomato puree, parsley and red pepper together in a bowl.

6. Spoon the filling equally into the centre of the three rounds of dough to within 2 cm/3/4 in of the edges. Sprinkle over the olives.

7. Brush the edges with water. Lay a round of dough over the top of each pizza and seal the edges by crimping between the fingers.

8. Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7 for 20-25 minutes until crisp and golden.

9. Remove from the oven and brush over the tops with the remaining olive oil.