Alfredo Pizza with Traditional Crust recipe

Alfredo Pizza with Traditional Crust: Turn a classic pasta dish into a mouthwatering pizza topped with Alfredo sauce, basil, mozzarella, and ricotta cheese.

Ingredients Alfredo Pizza with Traditional Crust

Pizza Crust

• 3 c. Hy-Vee all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. instant dry yeast
• Add Hy-Vee salt
• ½ tsp. Hy-Vee salt
• 1 ¼ c. warm water, (120 degrees-130 degrees)
• 1 tbsp. Gustare Vita olive oil, plus additional for greasing
• 1 tbsp. Hy-Vee honey
• 1 Flavor Brush-On Recipe, optional

Garlic Butter Brush-On

• 3 tbsp. Hy-Vee salted butter, melted
  1 tbsp. garlic, minced

Honey Ginger Brush-On

• 3 tbsp. Hy-Vee honey
• 2 tbsp. ginger, minced
• 1 tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped

Italian Brush-On

• 3 tbsp. Gustare Vita olive oil
• 2 tbsp. Hy-Vee shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp. Hy-Vee crushed red pepper

Toppings Alfredo Pizza with Traditional Crust

• 1 (12.5-oz.) jar Gustare Vita Alfredo sauce
• 1 (8-oz.) pkg. Hy-Vee shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 c. Hy-Vee whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1 tbsp. bottled minced garlic
• ¼ tsp. Hy-Vee salt
• ¼ c. grated fresh Pecorino Romano
• Small fresh basil leaves, for garnish
• Hy-Vee crushed red pepper, for garnish
• Hy-Vee honey, for serving

Things To Grab

• Large mixing bowl
• Electric mixer and dough hook
• Large bowl
• Plastic wrap
• 14-inch round pizza pan or pizza crisper

Directions Alfredo Pizza with Traditional Crust

• Step 1: Whisk together flour, yeast, and salt in a large bowl. Add warm water, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and honey. Beat with an electric mixer, fitted with a dough hook, on low for 3 to 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
• Step 2: Shape the dough into a ball. Lightly grease a large, clean bowl with olive oil. Place dough in bowl; turn over to grease surface. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rinse in a warm, draft-free place for about 1 hour or until double in size.
• Step 3: Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Lightly grease a 14-inch round pizza pan or pizza crisper with oil. Punch the dough down. Turn the dough out onto the prepared pan; press the dough in the bottom of the pan. Brush dough with desired Brush-On recipe, if desired. Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven. Spread partially baked crust with sauce; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Step 4: Stir together ricotta, garlic, and salt; drop by spoonfuls on top of mozzarella. Sprinkle with Pecorino Romano. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until the crust is golden and crispy and the cheeses are melted. Let stand for 5 minutes. Garnish with basil and crushed red pepper, if desired. Drizzle with honey before serving. Cut into 8 slices.

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