Honey Jalepeño Pizza

Name: How to cook Honey Jalepeño Pizza - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 (people)
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Meals with the Massaros

Honey Jalepeño Pizza

Pizza, or as the Italians would say, “pizza.” Yes, I (Gianni) actually put that into Google Translate just to make sure that pizza in Italian wasn’t spelled differently. Pizza has come a long way from it’s humble origins in the bustling city of Naples to become a dish in the United States that is almost as American as apple pie. It’s no secret that we as Americans love pizza.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 (people)

1 cup

torn mozzarella cheese

1 1/4 cup

shredded Italian cheese blend

jalapeño, sliced and de-seeded (leave seeds in for extra heat)

small handful of fresh basil leaves

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Preheat your oven to 500 degrees F.

* Step 2

Start out by making your pizza dough by following the linked recipe to a T. If you are buying pre-made dough, skip this step! (NOTE: we recommend Trader Joes “ready to bake garlic and herb pizza dough” if you live near a Trader Joes! Any kind of pizza dough is just fine though.)

* Step 3

While your dough is rising for 10 minutes, pull off chunks of mozzarella from your mozzarella ball until you get about 1 cup’s worth and place them in a bowl.

* Step 4

Next, wash your jalapeño, pat it dry with paper towel and place it on a cutting board. Cut your jalapeño into slices and then de-seed them, using a toothpick to poke out the seeds.

* Step 5

Remove your fresh basil leaves from the stem and set them aside. Wash and pat them dry if you feel like being sanitary!

* Step 6

Don’t forget to get out your pepperoni and shredded cheese as well!

* Step 7

After 10-ish minutes have passed, sprinkle some flour down on a clean surface and place your dough ball on the counter. Grab a rolling pin and roll out that dough! (NOTE: We rolled ours out to be about ~1/8-1/4″ thin… so pretty thin. We found that this was the perfect thickness after it was done. It will rise quite a bit, so don’t make it too thick!)

* Step 8

Place your dough on a greased pizza stone or cast iron pizza pan. (NOTE: If you don’t have a pizza stone or pan, use the back side of a sheet pan! Don’t forget to spray it with non-stick spray. If you need to shape your pizza to be a little more square, go for it!)

* Step 9

Next, season your crust! (NOTE: We recommend basting it with melted butter or olive oil mixed with garlic powder and Italian seasoning. If you’re using freshly-pressed garlic cloves, don’t overdo it because it has a strong flavor!)

* Step 10

Now start spooning your pizza sauce onto the dough and spread it around. Add as much or as little as you like.

* Step 11

Then add your shredded Italian cheese blend, evenly distributing

* Step 12

Add the pepperoni next. Again, add as much or as little as you like. Then add the jalapeño slices, then the mozzarella chunks and then finally the basil leaves.