Middle Eastern Pizza Taste Test Which One Wins?

ground lamb

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: chopped walnuts

Sunflower seeds are lower in calories, while walnuts offer a similar texture.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while all-purpose is often cheaper.

Mix together 6 cups of flour, sugar, salt, and nigella seeds in a mixer on low speed.

Bloom 3 tablespoons of instant yeast in 1 cup of water at 105°F.

Slowly add olive oil to the dry ingredients until fully incorporated.

Add the bloomed yeast mixture and 2 cups of warm water to the mixer.

Incorporate 1/2 cup of plain yogurt into the dough mixture.

Add flour gradually until the dough comes together to the desired consistency.

Transfer the dough to a well-oiled bowl, cover with saran wrap, and let it rise for about an hour.

Prepare the Assyrian topping by mixing together 1/2 pound of ground beef, 1 diced tomato, 1/2 diced onion, 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon paprika.

Prepare the Armenian topping with 1/2 pound of ground beef, parsley, tomatoes, chopped red and yellow peppers, onions, olive oil, garlic, tomato paste, pepper paste, salt, pepper, chili powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper.

Prepare the Iraqi topping with 1/2 pound of beef, 1/2 pound of lamb, 1 chopped onion, parsley, tomato paste, tomato sauce, minced garlic, pomegranate molasses, pepper, salt, cinnamon, curry powder, and allspice.

After the dough has risen, punch it down and divide it into portions for pizzas.

Roll out the dough into pizza shapes and spread the Assyrian topping evenly over the surface.

Bake the pizza in a preheated oven at 550°F for about 5 minutes until cooked through.

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