Pan Fried Sicilian Pizza feat. Lloyd Pans

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while still providing good melt.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

anchovies

🥗Healthier: capers

💰Cheaper: olives

Capers provide a briny flavor without the fish.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier.

Mix your dough about 30 hours before you need it. Add yeast to water to activate it.

Once the yeast is activated, add water, flour, malt powder, and oil to the bowl. Mix on low until a semi-cohesive dough ball forms.

Allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes.

After resting, mix again on low speed and slowly add salt until fully incorporated.

Mix on medium speed for about 7 minutes.

Cover the dough and let it rest for another 30 minutes.

Portion the dough into balls and refrigerate for about 24 hours.

Prepare the sauce by draining whole peeled tomatoes, crushing them, and mixing in salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

Remove the dough from the fridge and let it warm to room temperature for about an hour.

Pre-stretch the dough before placing it in the pan.

Add peanut oil to the center of a Lloyd pans 14x14 inch Sicilian pizza pan, avoiding the corners.

Gently place the square dough in the pan and let it sit for an hour.

Lightly stipple the dough with fingertips, working the thick parts towards the corners. Let it rest for another hour.

After the second hour, stipple the dough again.

After the third hour of resting, add a light layer of sauce on top of the dough and add sweet onions.

Parbake the pizza at 550°F for about 6 minutes to start the fry and get some rise.

Remove the pizza from the oven and add more sauce, then cover with sliced white cheddar.

Place the pizza back in the oven for about 5-6 minutes until the cheese starts to brown and the crust is thoroughly fried.

Remove the pizza from the oven and set it on a cooling rack.

Cut, serve, and enjoy.

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