Our Favourite Friday Night Wood Fired Pizza Recipe

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative with a cheesy flavor.

pepperoni

🥗Healthier: turkey pepperoni

💰Cheaper: salami

Turkey pepperoni is lower in fat, while salami offers similar flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more affordable cooking oil option.

Prepare the wood-fired clay brick pizza oven outside with a fire going.

Take the sourdough pizza dough from the fridge (after three days of fermentation) and place it on a floured board.

Dimple the dough around the outside and spread it out slowly without pushing too much into the outer ring to keep air in the dough.

Put a little flour on the pizza peel to prevent sticking and build the pizza on the peel.

Spread crushed tomato over the dough as the base.

Add sliced onions, hot peppers, mushrooms, basil, and hot pepperoni on top of the tomato.

Sprinkle cheese over the toppings, alternating between fresh mozzarella and dry pizza cheese based on preference.

Transfer the pizza to the wood-fired oven using a metal peel and a pizza popper to turn it around while cooking.

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