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Pizza Bianca

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This Pizza Bianca features a homemade crust topped with a creamy mixture of ricotta and mozzarella cheese, fresh scallions, and strips of red bell pepper. Baked until golden and bubbly, it offers a savory, cheese-forward alternative to traditional tomato-based pizzas. Perfect for a satisfying vegetarian dinner that is easy to prepare at home.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6
Calories: 1189.3
Dietary: Vegetarian
Description
This Pizza Bianca features a homemade crust topped with a creamy mixture of ricotta and mozzarella cheese, fresh scallions, and strips of red bell pepper. Baked until golden and bubbly, it offers a savory, cheese-forward alternative to traditional tomato-based pizzas. Perfect for a satisfying vegetarian dinner that is easy to prepare at home.
Ingredients
  • 1 cups WARM WATER (11O DEG F.) 1/2 c GRATED ROMANO CHEESE
  • 1 package YEAST
  • 1 tablespoons LEMON JUICE (FRESH)
  • 1 pn SUGAR
  • 1/2 teaspoons OREGANO, CRUSHED
  • 3 cups FLOUR
  • 1/4 teaspoons PEPPER
  • 1/2 teaspoons SALT 1 ds RED PEPPER TO TASTE
  • 3 tablespoons OLIVE OIL
  • 3/4 cups SLICED SCALLIONS
  • 15 oz PART SKIM RICOTTA CHEESE
  • 1 whole RED BELL PEPPER, 1/4" STRIPS
  • 4 oz PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE
Directions
  1. 1
    Crust: MIXmix WATERwater, YEASTyeast ANDand SUGARsugar INin Aa SMALLsmall BOWLbowl.
  2. 2
    LETlet STANDstand FORfor 5 TOto 10 MINUTESminutes ORor UNTILuntil FOAMYfoamy.
  3. 3
    MIXmix FLOURflour ANDand SALTsalt INin Aa LARGElarge BOWLbowl.
  4. 4
    ADDadd YEASTyeast MIXTUREmixture ANDand OILoil.
  5. 5
    STIRstir, ADDINGadding MOREmore FLOURflour IFif NEEDEDneeded, UNTILuntil DOUGHdough LEAVESleaves THEthe SIDESsides OFof THEthe BOWLbowl ANDand FORMSforms Aa BALLball.
  6. 6
    KNEADknead DOUGHdough ONon Aa LIGHTLYlightly FLOUREDfloured SURFACEsurface FORfor 5 MINUTESminutes ORor UNTILuntil SMOOTHsmooth ANDand ELASTICelastic.
  7. 7
    PUTput INin OILEDoiled BOWLbowl ANDand TURNturn TOto COATcoat.
  8. 8
    COVERcover ANDand LETlet RISErise FORfor 45 MINUTESminutes INin Aa WARMwarm PLACEplace.
  9. 9
    PUNCHpunch DOWNdown ANDand DIVIDEdivide INin HALFhalf.
  10. 10
    (WRAwrapP ANDand FREEZEfreeze THEthe HALFhalf FORfor UPup TOto 3 MONTHSmonths).
  11. 11
    FORMform REMAININGremaining DOUGHdough INTOinto Aa 13" CIRCLEcircle.
  12. 12
    PLACEplace ONTOonto Aa 12" ROUNDround PANpan.
  13. 13
    FORMform Aa THICKthick RIMrim BYby FOLDINGfolding DOUGHdough OVERover AROUNDaround THEthe EDGEedge.
  14. 14
    COVERcover CRUSTcrust LIGHTLYlightly ANDand LETlet STANDstand FORfor 15 MINUTESminutes.
  15. 15
    MEANWHILEmeanwhile MIXmix CHEESEScheeses, LEMONlemon JUICEjuice, OREGANOoregano ANDand PEPPERSpeppers INin Aa BOWLbowl.
  16. 16
    PLACEplace ONEone OVENoven RACKrack INin THEthe LOWESTlowest POSITIONposition ANDand HEATheat OVENoven TOto 400 DEGdeg Ff.
  17. 17
    BAKEbake CRUSTcrust 10 MINUTESminutes.
  18. 18
    SPREADspread WITHwith CHEESEcheese MIXTUREmixture.
  19. 19
    SPRINKLEsprinkle WITHwith SCALLIONSscallions.
  20. 20
    ARRANGEarrange BELLbell PEPPERpepper STRIPSstrips ONon TOPtop.
  21. 21
    BAKEbake 15 MINUTESminutes ORor UNTILuntil FILLINGfilling STARTSstarts TOto TURNturn GOLDENgolden.
  22. 22
    COOLcool 5 MINUTESminutes BEFOREbefore CUTTINGcutting

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1189.3kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 55.9g86%
Saturated Fat 32.1g161%
Cholesterol 189.2mg64%
Sodium 2254.2mg94%
Total Carbohydrate 117.4g40%
Dietary Fiber 3.2g13%
Sugars 25.2g
Protein 54.2g109%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: 11o, baking, bell, bianca, cheese, crushed, deg, flour, fresh, grated, italian, juice, lemon, main, mozzarella, oil, olive, oregano, part, pepper
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