There is no explanation of what is "burrata." So, what is it?
Squash Blossom Pizza
This recipe, inspired by Pizzeria Mozza, yields a crisp, chewy crust. See Making and Baking the Pie for a sauce recipe and more tips for making pizza.
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Photo: Penny De Los Santos
more for drizzling
1 tbsp. active dry yeast
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. kosher salt, plus more
to taste
6 cups flour
2 cups pizza sauce
60 squash blossoms, stemmed
1 lb. burrata
1. In a bowl, combine 1 tbsp. oil, yeast, sugar, salt, and 2 cups 115˚ water; let sit until foamy, 10–12 minutes. Stir in flour to make a dough. Transfer dough to a floured surface; knead until smooth, 8–10 minutes. Quarter dough; roll each portion into a ball. Put balls on a floured baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap; let sit in a warm place until soft and tripled in size, 2–3 hours.
2. Place a pizza stone on a rack in lower third of oven. Heat oven to 500˚ for 1 hour. Transfer 1 dough ball to a floured 16 1⁄2" x 12 1⁄4" piece parchment paper. Working from center, gently flatten dough with fingertips, leaving edges thicker than middle. Stretch dough to a 10" diameter. Cover dough with a tea towel; let rest for 15 minutes. Brush edges with 2 tbsp. oil. Season dough with salt. Spread 1⁄2 cup pizza sauce over dough, leaving a 1" border. Arrange 15 squash blossoms over sauce in concentric circles. Transfer pizza (on paper) to stone; bake until golden brown, 10–14 minutes. Remove pizza with a spatula. Top with spoonfuls of burrata; drizzle with olive oil. Repeat to make 4 pizzas.
MAKES FOUR 10" PIZZAS
1 lb. burrata
1. In a bowl, combine 1 tbsp. oil, yeast, sugar, salt, and 2 cups 115˚ water; let sit until foamy, 10–12 minutes. Stir in flour to make a dough. Transfer dough to a floured surface; knead until smooth, 8–10 minutes. Quarter dough; roll each portion into a ball. Put balls on a floured baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap; let sit in a warm place until soft and tripled in size, 2–3 hours.
2. Place a pizza stone on a rack in lower third of oven. Heat oven to 500˚ for 1 hour. Transfer 1 dough ball to a floured 16 1⁄2" x 12 1⁄4" piece parchment paper. Working from center, gently flatten dough with fingertips, leaving edges thicker than middle. Stretch dough to a 10" diameter. Cover dough with a tea towel; let rest for 15 minutes. Brush edges with 2 tbsp. oil. Season dough with salt. Spread 1⁄2 cup pizza sauce over dough, leaving a 1" border. Arrange 15 squash blossoms over sauce in concentric circles. Transfer pizza (on paper) to stone; bake until golden brown, 10–14 minutes. Remove pizza with a spatula. Top with spoonfuls of burrata; drizzle with olive oil. Repeat to make 4 pizzas.
MAKES FOUR 10" PIZZAS
Ratings & Reviews (8)
Burrata is a very creamy cheese, similar to a fresh mozzarella. I believe it is made from buffalo milk mozzarella and cream.
Heat the oven at 500 degrees for one hour? That's a commitment for sure.
Burrata is the creme de la creme of Mozzarella. It's consistency is like a mozzarella on the ouside but creamy on the inside. If you've never had it you simply must but make sure it's fresh.
I also make pizza dough and top it with uncooked chopped tomatoes. I am an old Italian who never heard of putting sugar in pizza dough.
Love this crust! The dough is easy to work with, and it cooked up just as promised: crisp and chewy. The result was the best pizza ever to come out of my home oven. See the pictures and read more at Island Vittles - http://wp.me/p10Y0w-1gy
I can buy burrata at my local (WA State) Trader Joe's. See moldovakat's description, above. You could substitute whole milk mozzarella or even a good ricotta, if you can't find burrata. For me, it is much harder to find a farmer willing to part with his squash blossoms (I grow my own squash in pots on my balcony, but never have enough blossoms to cook with...).
Im on the same page as MANOSO. Burrata (or an acceptable substitute) should be easy to find. I live in CA and have never been able to find squash blossoms, at a moments notice. When I see a recipe like this I automatically think paper-thin slices of zucchini/summer squash.
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