Potato and Pleurotus Mushroom Pizza

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Potato and mushroom pizza is a pizzeria classic. It has a rich, tasty, and enveloping flavor. This version with pleurotus mushrooms has a distinctive taste that pairs well with the other ingredients. In short, all that’s left is to get your hands on the dough and savor it to the last bite.

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potato and mushroom pizza
  • Difficulty: Very easy
  • Cost: Inexpensive
  • Rest time: 3 Hours
  • Preparation time: 25 Minutes
  • Portions: 4 servings
  • Cooking methods: Stovetop, Oven
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup type 0 flour
  • 3/4 cup type 1 flour
  • 1/2 cup water (warm)
  • 0.28 oz fresh brewer's yeast
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 14 oz Pleurotus mushrooms (oyster mushrooms)
  • 9 oz fiordilatte (mozzarella)
  • 2 potatoes (medium)
  • to taste extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • to taste salt
  • 1.4 oz grated Parmesan

Tools

  • 1 Baking pan
  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 Frying pan
  • 1 Pot
  • 1 Plastic wrap

Steps

  • PIZZA DOUGH
    Start by dissolving the fresh yeast in the warm water with the sugar. Let it dissolve and set aside.
    Meanwhile, mix the flours and form a well on your work surface or in a large bowl. Add the olive oil and the water with the dissolved yeast.
    Work everything together until you obtain a soft, smooth dough. Then add the salt.
    After about 15 minutes the dough should be soft but also elastic.
    Form into a ball, cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place, away from drafts, for 2 hours or at least until the dough has doubled in size.

    Once the dough has risen, deflate it and transfer it to a greased rectangular baking pan. Stretch the dough leaving slightly higher edges, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for another 1 hour.

  • FILLING
    While the dough is rising, start preparing the topping.
    Peel the potatoes and slice them about 2 mm thick (about 1/16 inch). Put water in a pot and when it starts to boil, immerse the potato slices.
    Cook for 2 minutes, then drain and place them in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking.
    Meanwhile, clean the mushrooms and trim some of the stems. In a large frying pan, sauté the garlic with 2 tablespoons of oil, add the mushrooms in a single layer, and cook 5 minutes per side, seasoning with salt and pepper.
    Once all the ingredients are ready, proceed to assemble your pizzas.

  • BAKING
    Season the pizza base with salt and oil. Then add the diced and well-drained mozzarella, the potatoes (season them with a little salt) and the mushrooms. Finish with a good drizzle of oil, a pinch of salt and a sprinkle of Parmesan.
    Bake in a preheated oven at 482°F for 8 minutes placing the pan on the bottom rack. Then bake another 8 minutes on the second-to-last rack, until the edges are a nice golden color.

    For better baking results I recommend placing a small pot of water in the oven to create the right humidity for the pizza to rise.

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