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Potato Pizza
I was introduced to the potato pizza, I heard so much about, years ago while visiting the city of Trento or Trent. It is situated in the north of Italy and, being so close to Germany, it has a lot of its influences. This pizza recipe is one of the examples. Potato and pancetta pizza is considered a pizza bianca aka white pizza, since no tomato sauce is involved, and the main flavour comes from the cheese. The pizza dough is simply brushed with olive oil, then topped with cooked potato, pancetta or bacon and cheese.
It might sound bland but it’s actually anything but! Just imagine golden potato rounds tossed with crispy pancetta, flavoured with bright and vibrant rosemary and coated in fresh mozzarella and smoky Gouda! The crust itself is paper-thin in the middle, which serves only as a carrier for the delicious topping, and puffed up and chewy around the edges.
How to make pizza crust
I am not new to making, and truth is you can always get a good pizza if your toppings are delicious but pizza crust is a different matter altogether. I personally love Italian style pizza crust, with incredibly thin middle and puffed up edges, but is it possible to replicate at home? It’s not easy to mimic the incredibly hot wood-fired ovens, they use in Italy, but we can come pretty close.
Julia’s tips:
The key is high temperature, so preheat your oven as high as it will go. Mine goes up to 450F/220C. Use pizza stone if you have one and preheat it as well. Go for a personal size pizza instead of making it extra large. So much easier to work with! Instead of rolling out your dough, stretch it out by hand. Don’t worry if it’s not perfectly round as long as it is thin!
Make sure your oven temperature is back up between pizzas. Since they only take about 10 minutes to bake, you will be opening that oven door frequently, which causes the temperature to drop.
So what is so special about this potato pizza? Well if you were raised on meat and potato meals, this pizza is for you. It will be like a warm hug on a sad and chilly day you will never forget. Give it a try and let me know what you think in comments! More Pizza Recipes:
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This recipe was originally published in 08/2015. Updated and republished in 09/2020.
