Cream Cheese Bacon Deep Dish Pizza
Thick chewy crust, layers of mozzarella and smooth cream cheese, and topped with with crispy bacon pieces,
Ingredients
- PIZZA DOUGH
- 1- ¾ cup warm water
- 1 package quick rise yeast or pizza dough yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- PIZZA
- 8 oz bag shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup cream softened or whipped
- 6 slices cooked bacon cut into 1" pieces
- 1.5 cups of tomato sauce or pizza sauce
- 1 tsp dried basil
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- Salt
- Optional: Grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- DOUGH
- In a medium bowl, add yeast and sugar to water and allow to sit for 5 minutes or until bubbles being to form. Add the flour and yeast mixture to the bowl of stand mixer with the dough hook knead for 3-4 minutes, or by hand for 5-6 until it's smooth. Form the dough into a bowl and place in a well greased large bowl, cover with a towel and allow to rise for one hour.
- Preheat oven to 425
- Add 1 tbsp olive oil to the bottom of a 9"X13" inch baking pan making sure it coats the entire bottom and sides. You can also use non-stick cooking spray
- Press the dough into the pan and push down to cover the bottom, pulling up on the sides to make a crust.
- Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Using your palm, press the center of the dough down, creating a thick crust along all four sides
- Spread the pizza sauce evenly across the bottom
- Sprinkle the basil and garlic powder and salt to taste over top of the sauce
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over the sauce mixture
- Place chopped bacon on top of the cheese
- Drop cup of cream cheese by spoonfuls about 2 inches apart across the top
- Sprinkle 1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes over the top
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, the loosely cover with tin foil and bake an additional 20-25 minutes until the top is bubbly and dough is fully cooked at the bottom
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