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Meat-Lovers’ Focaccia Pizza
Prep time: 10 minutes, plus rising time
Cook time: 30 minutes
Ready in: 40 minutes
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
For focaccia crust (if using store-bought pizza dough, skip to step 2):
● 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
● 2 tsp honey
● 2 1/2 cups warm (not hot) water
● 5 cups all-purpose flour
● 1 tbsp kosher salt
● 1 tsp garlic powder
● 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for hands and pan
For pizza:
● 2 cups pizza sauce (can substitute canned crushed tomatoes)
● 6 ounces mixed Kretschmar pre-sliced cheeses, such as Havarti, Mild Cheddar, Monterey
Jack, chopped
● 1 cup Kretschmar Pepperoni
● 1 cup Kretschmar Hard Salami
● 1 cup Kretschmar Off the Bone Ham, sliced into strips
● 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
● Fresh basil (optional), for serving
Instructions
1. Do ahead: Whisk, yeast, honey and water together in large mixing bowl and let sit 5
minutes. Add flour, salt and garlic powder and mix with spatula until dough forms and no
dry flour remains. Pour 2 tbsp oil over dough, turning to coat. Cover bowl and let rest until
doubled in size, about 4 hours (can also let rise in refrigerator for 8-12 hours).
2. Pour 2 tablespoons of oil onto rimmed baking sheet (9×13-inch pan for thicker crust, larger
pans will have thinner crust) and tilt to coat pan in oil, including sides. Punch dough to
deflate and transfer to oiled pan. Pour over any oil remaining in bowl and roll dough to
completely coat in oil. Let rise, uncovered, in warm area (like on top of preheating oven)
until dough doubles in size, 2-4 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 425°F. Pour remaining 2 tbsp of oil over dough and coat fingers to avoid
sticking. Gently push fingers straight down into dough to create dimples, stretching as
you go to fill pan with dough, as needed.
4. Spread pizza sauce over dough and sprinkle with cheeses and meats. Scatter red onion
over pizza. Bake in center of oven for 25-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and crust is
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