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Day of the Dead Pizza

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Ingredients
  

Pizza Dough - makes 2

  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp quick rise Yeast
  • 1 cup of warm Water
  • 2 tbsps Olive Oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 2.5 cups pre sifted all purpose Flour
  • 2 tbsps chopped fresh Basil

Toppings per pizza

  • 4 Mushroom halves - Small & Large Mushrooms
  • 3 Tomato Roses
  • 6 Cherry tomatoes halves
  • 4 tbsps of Tomato sauce
  • 3 tbsps of Kalamata Olives
  • 4 - 5 slices Beef Salami
  • 5 and 1/4 slices Provolone Cheese
  • 2 Beef Salami roses
  • 1/4 cup of Basil
  • 1/4 cup of Parsley
  • More fresh Basil

Instructions
 

  • Add the sugar and yeast to a bowl and cover with warm water and allow the yeast to froth for about 10 - 15 mins
  • Add the olive oil, salt and the flour in additions to form a dough
  • Add the basil at the end and transfer the dough to an oiled bowl and leave in a warm place for 1 -2 hours till doubled in size
  • Prepare the skulls and tomato roses as shown in video
  • Add more flour if needed to knead the dough again and divide in half
  • Roll out one half and cover with tomato sauce, Kalamata olives, beef salami, cheese and decorate with mushrooms, tomato roses, cherry tomato halves, beef salami roses and some fresh basil
  • Make in a preheated oven at 350 for 10 - 15 mins