Sourdough Heart Shaped Pizza
Individual heart shaped pizzas for family and friends during holidays like Galentines and Valentines Day, or even anniversaries. Healthy ingredients and naturally tinted red pizza dough with heart shaped toppings - whimsical and delicious!
Ingredients
Sorudough Pizza Crust
- 3 Cups Organic White Flour
- 1 Cup Powdered Tomato or Beets Beets will be sweeter, FYI
- 3/4 tsp. Sea Salt
- 1 1/2 Cups Water
- 1/2 Cup Sourdough Starter
- 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Pizza Sauce
- 1 Part Powdered Tomato (Dehydrated or Freeze Dried)
- 2 Parts Water
- Herbs & Raw Sugar, to Taste**
Pizza Toppings
- Mixed Veggies, Herbs, & Cheeses See Notes & the Post
Instructions
- Mix 3 cups flour, 1 cup powdered tomatoes or beets, and 1/2 tsp. sea salt in a medium sized bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups water, 1/2 cup sourdough starter, and 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Add this wet mixture to the dry mixture and stire until incorporated. I often start with a wooden spoon and then finish with my hands.
- Knead for ten minutes or stretch and fold 3 times, 30 minutes apart. Set aside to ferment for 4 1/2 hours or overnight in the fridge.
- Divide into four equal pieces and roll out the dough to 1/4" thickness. With your hands, create a sharp dip at the top to form the heart shape.*
- For thin crust pizza, bake right away at 400F/204C for 7-10 minutes. For thicker crust pizzas, allow to rise at least an hour in a warm place; then bake.
Pizza Sauce
- Mix 1 part powdered tomato with 2 parts water and allow to sit for a few minutes. As it sits, the tomato will fully hydrate. If you want the sauce a little thinner, simply add a tablespoon of water at a time and allow it to sit a few minutes.
- Add herbs and sugar to taste.**
Toppings for the Heart Shaped Pizzas
- Cut pepperoni or salami, red peppers, large purple basil leaves, and fresh mozzarella slice into heart shapes. The cheese hearts will melt but the kids love to cut them out!
- Topped your pre-baked heart shaped pizza crust with the pizza sauce, cheeses, and hearts shaped veggies. Broil on low for 5-8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove and let cool for 5 minutes to set the cheese.
Notes
*If you have a large heart cookie cutter, you can roll the dough out to 1/4" thickness. Cut out as many heart shaped pizzas as you can. These will be super mini pizzas, but they can be especially fun for a party.
- If you want a red-tinted pizza dough, use tomatoes or red peppers. If you want pink-tinted pizza dough, use beets.
- You may add up to 1 1/2 cups of powdered veggie for a darker color. Be sure to taste test the dough as you go!
- Freeze dried veggies powder and mix in the best, but dehydrated veggies will work, too.
- For two cups of sauce, I usually add 1 Tbsp of garlic powder, 2 tsps. of onion powder, 1 tsp. each of basil, oregano, and thyme.
- For sweetener, I have used raw sugar, maple syrup, honey, and even low-carb sugar like allulose. I start at 2 Tbsps. for 2 cups of sauce.
- I will also sometimes splash in some apple cider vinegar for a little tang, especially if I'm using home preserved-tomatoes that aren't red. Many of the lighter, heirloom tomatoes I grow are on the sweet side.
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