Italian Pizza Recipes - Sausage Pizza (Pizza di Salsicia) Recipe

Ingredients       

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup unsalted (sweet) unsalted (sweet) butter

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour

• 5 ml/1 tsp baking powder

• 5 ml/1 tsp chopped fresh parsley

• 5 ml/1 tsp chopped fresh oregano

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup hard cheese, grated

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 45 ml/3 tbsp milk

• 45 ml/3 tbsp water

• 45 ml/3 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 225 g/8 oz Italian sausages, cooked and roughly chopped

• 3 large tomatoes, cut into thin wedges

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Method:

1. Grease a 28 X 18cm/11 X 7 in baking tin (pan) with a little of the butter.

2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and rub the butter in until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

3. Add half the parsley and oregano. Stir in one third of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Blend the milk and water and add enough to the mixture to form a soft, but not sticky, dough. Knead lightly on a floured surface and roll out to fit the pizza tin.

5. Spread over the tomato puree and top with the chopped sausages.

6. Arrange the tomato wedges on the pizza and sprinkle over the remaining cheese, parsley and oregano.

7. Season with salt and pepper and bake in a preheated oven at 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7 for 15-20 minutes.

8. Cut into large wedges and serve hot or cold.