Onion-Anchovy Pizza - {Pissaladiere}

By á-170456

Ingredients

• BASIC PIZZA DOUGH:
• 5 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 6 large onions thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cans anchovy filets - (2 oz ea) drained
• 24 pearl onions peeled, boiled, for garnish
• 2 packages active dry yeast - (1/4 oz ea)
• 1/8 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/4 cups warm water - (110 to 115 degrees) divided
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Heat 4 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion slices and garlic. Season them to taste with salt and pepper. Cover the skillet and cook the onions on low heat until they're pale golden, about 30 minutes. Stir them occasionally to avoid sticking. Do not allow the onions to brown.

While the onions are cooking, prepare the Basic Pizza Dough: Dissolve the yeast with the sugar in 1/2 cup of the water and set aside until foamy.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the remaining 3/4 cup warm water, the olive oil and yeast mixture. Stir in the flour, 1 cup at a time, and salt mixing until the dough begins to come together in a ball. Spoon the dough onto a floured board and knead it until it's smooth, elastic and no longer sticky, about 5 minutes.

Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and set it aside in a warm place until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour. It is then ready to use. This makes enough dough for 2 pizzas.

Divide it into fourths and roll the fourths out into 12-inch rounds. Set the rounds on baking sheets; you'll need 4.

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Divide the onion mixture among the pizza rounds, spreading it evenly. Garnish each pizza with the anchovies and pearl onions in a circular pattern. Sprinkle them with the remaining tablespoon of oil. Bake the pizzas in batches until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

This recipe yields 4 pizzas, 6 pieces each.

Each of 12 servings: 298 calories; 573 mg sodium; 8 mg cholesterol; 12 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 40 grams carbohydrates; 8 grams protein; 3.65 grams fiber.