Pizza bianco

Name: Pizza bianco
Yield: Makes 2 pizzas
Ingredients: 1 medium red or white onion, thinly sliced; 1 x 7 g sachet fast-action yeast mixed with about 150ml warm water; 3 tbsp olive oil; A handful of rosemary needles; 2 tsp salt; 150 g taleggio, sliced; 500 g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 tbsp clear honey

Preparation info

Makes
2
pizzas

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mark Hix on Baking

By Mark Hix

Published 2012

About

Pizzas are fun to make at home as they are so versatile. You can make the toppings as simple or as sophisticated as you wish. To vary this pizza bianco, try adding a little freshly chopped oregano over it before cooking or even shaving a bit of truffle over the top to make it more luxurious.

Ingredients

For the Base

500 g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
1 x 7 g sachet fast-action yeast mixed with about 150ml warm water</

Pizza
Bread

Method

To make the pizza base, mix all of the ingredients together in a mixer set with the dough hook attachment for 2-3 minutes to form a stiff dough, adding a little more water during mixing if the dough isn’t coming together. Cover the bowl with cling film and leave to prove in a warm place for a few hours, until the dough has doubled in volume.

Remove the dough from the bowl and knead it b