Potato Sage And Rosemary Pizza Food

AUTHENTIC ITALIAN POTATO PIZZA (PIZZA CON PATATE) WITH YELLOW IDAHO® POTATOES

Steps:

• Potato pizzas are traditionally make in rectangular pans, but you can use any shape you like. Oil your pan slightly, with about a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
• Shape the dough into the shape of your pan, then place the dough onto it, drizzle about a tablespoon or more, extra virgin olive oil and rub it over the surface evenly, then set in a draft-free place for a few minutes while you prepare the potatoes.
• Preheat the oven at this point, to 500˚F (260˚C) or the hottest your oven can be set. Do not use convection.
• Using a mandoline slicer or food processor, slice the washed and dried yellow Idaho© potatoes (do not peel) very thinly and place in a bowl.
• Add enough extra virgin olive oil to coat each slice (2-3 tbsp), then sprinkle lightly with the salt. Using your hands, mix the potatoes so they are evenly coated with oil and salt.
• Optional: sometimes, mozzarella cheese is added at this point, but if you do, do so sparingly (I didn't add cheese).
• Start layering the potato slices over the pizza dough in the pan, overlapping the slices slightly until all the dough is covered (unlike a traditional tomato pizza, you don't need to leave an edge of dough; I did so for the sake of the photos, or else the pizza would just look like slices of potatoes, but I'd recommend going all the way to the edge and will explain why, below).
• Drizzle with another 1 tsp or so, extra virgin olive oil and spread carefully and evenly over the potatoes, with your hand or a brush.
• Optional: sprinkle the some fresh rosemary, if desired (I did add rosemary to one half of my pizza).
• Place pizza on the floor of the oven, or if you aren't able to use the bottom, put it on the lowest rack, for 4 minutes. After 4 minutes, replace the pizza onto the middle of the oven for another 8 to 11 minutes, or until the potatoes begin to brown. If desired, reset the oven to broil (grill) and place the pizza on the top rack to make the potatoes a little more brown and crispy (this is why it's best to place the potatoes all the way to the edge of the dough, and not leave any exposed crust, so that you don't have to worry about the crust burning while you crisp the potatoes).
• Remove from the oven and cut into slices and serve hot, warm or cold.
• This pizza reheats really well, just place it back on a tray into a 400˚F (205˚C) oven for about 4 minutes.

POTATO AND ROSEMARY PIZZA

Steps:

• Combine the water, sugar and yeast in a small jug; stand in a warm place for about 10 minutes or until the mixture becomes frothy.
• Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl, add the yeaast mixture; mix to form a soft dough; knead the dough on a floured surface for about 10 minutes or until it is smooth and elastic; place the dough in a lightly greased large bowl; cover; stand in a warm place for about an hour or until it has doubled in size.
• Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced/400°F/6 gas mark and grease two oven trays.large enough to accommodate two18cm x 30cm (7 inch x 12 inch) pizzas.
• Divide the dough in half; roll each portion into a two18cm x 30cm (7 inch x 12 inch) rectangle; place the rectangle of dough onto the two oven trays; brush the pizza bases with half of the olive oil.
• Combine the potatoes, garlic, rosemary thyme (and/or whatever other herbs you are adding), sea salt, black pepper (and bacon if using) and the remaining oil in a medium-sized bowl; layer the potato mixture over the pizza bases.
• Bake the pizzas for about 30 minutes or until the potatoes and the edges of the pizza bases have browned.