Country-stuffed pizza – STEPbySTEP

With this recipe I managed to convince even my mum who doesn’t like bechamel sauce so much. It’s a basic pizza dough filled with some of my favourite ingredients: peas, Parmesan Cheese, ground meat and bechamel sauce of course!

It’s a no-knead dough very easy to prepare! I suggest you to try it!

SERVES 4 PEOPLE

READY IN 3h 40’

INGREDIENTS

1 lb all-purpose flour

½ oz salt

1 cup warm water

½ oz brewer’s yeast dissolved into 2 tablespoons warm water

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

all-purpose flour to taste

1 teaspoon onion, chopped

1 cup ground meat

¼ glass white wine, dry

1 cup peas

Salt to taste

1-2 cups bechamel sauce (click for the recipe)

2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

all-purpose flour to taste (for the pastry board)

oil to taste (for the baking tin)

½ glass water + 2 tablespoons oil + 1 pinch salt

STEP 1: MAKE THE DOUGH

In a bowl, place the flour, the salt and ¾ cup warm water. Mix with a fork. Add the brewer’s yeast dissolved into 2 tablespoons warm water, the oil and the remaining water until you get a wet mixture. Put some flour on the pastry board. Then place the mixture in the centre and knead it quickly by hand (just for 5 seconds!!). Cover the dough with a kitchen rag and let it rise for 3 hours.

STEP 3: MAKE THE FILLING AND FILL THE PIZZA

Sautè onion in oil for 1 minute, then add ground meat and let it brown for 2-3 minutes. Simmer with white wine until reduced, then add salt and peas and cook for other 5 minutes. Turn heat off. Add bechamel sauce and Parmesan cheese and mix carefully.
Divide the pizza dough into two pieces and roll them out. Place the first piece in a oiled baking tin (better circular) , then add the filling previously prepared and cover with the second layer of dough. Press the edges well with tyour fingers .