Garlic White Pizza with Rosemary Crust
By: Jennifer
Published: Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 8:46am

Ingredients




For the dough
3 cups all purpose flour plus additional for dusting
2 teaspoons rapid rise or instant yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil plus additional for coating bowl
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
For the topping
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups canned fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained OR  fresh tomatoes diced
1/2 cup red onion, sliced
4 cups Italian Shredded Cheese
pinch freshly cracked ground pepper
Non stick cooking spray

Preparation

1 In a large bowl, combine flour, yeast, salt, sugar and rosemary and mix. Add in water and olive oil. 2 Stir ingredients together until mixture is stiff and then use hands until dough is formed. 3 Dust a clean work surface with flour and knead dough for about 4 minutes, flour more if necessary. 4 Knead until dough is smooth. 5 Lightly oil a large bowl. 6 Add the dough and coat with olive oil.   7 Cover bowl with kitchen towel and let dough rise (double in size) for an hour. 8 After dough has doubled in size either freeze ball or if ready to use, punch dough down and roll out. 9 Preheat oven at 375 degrees. 10 Roll dough out on a clean surface using a rolling pin until dough is even. Spray 16" pizza pan with cooking spray and place on pan. 11 Wisk together extra virgin olive oil and minced garlic and use a pastry brush to brush over the crust with mixture evenly. 12 Add cheese, tomatoes, red onion and top with freshly cracked ground pepper. 13 Bake in preheated oven for 19 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. 14 Let sit for 4 minutes and serve.