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A rustic wood fired pizza topped with yellow and red cherry tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, dollops of ricotta cheese, and prosciutto on a wooden surface. The crust is golden and slightly charred.

Prosciutto Calabrian Wood Fired Pizza Recipe

Stacey Doyle
Make your own artisan pizza and share with friends and family, Prosciutto Calabrian Wood Fired Pizza recipe.
4.84 from 6 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 31 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 - 8
Calories 613 kcal

Ingredients
  

Homemade pizza dough:

  • 7 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 ½ cups warm water about 110°F
  • 1 tablespoon dry active yeast 2 x 7g packets
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil

For the Calabrian Pizza Sauce:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic clove
  • 2 teaspoons crushed calabrian peppers
  • 28 ounces canned whole or crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh basil roughly chopped

Additional Topings:

  • Prosciutto slices 2 - 3 slices per pizza
  • 8 ounces fresh mozzarella or buratta cheese packed in brine
  • Honey to drizzle
  • Fresh cherry tomatoes optional
  • Arugual optional
  • Freshly grated parmesan cheese optional

Instructions
 

Make the pizza dough:

  • In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, sift together your flour and salt and set aside. In a smaller bowl, pour your water in, add your olive oil and sprinkle the yeast over the top. Give it a gentle stir and leave alone for about 5 min. A good sign that the yeast is good is that the yeast will cause a foam to start forming on top of the water.

For the hand mixing method:

  • In the large bowl with the flour and salt. Make a well in the center, and slowly pour in the water/yeast mixture. With a fork or spoon, start to bring it all together until well mixed.
  • On a floured surface, scrape your dough out and with floured hands start to knead until smooth and elastic. If you need to add more flour only use a dusting, you don't want to change your dough's consistency by adding too much flour. Don't overwork the dough. About 3 -5 mins of kneading are sufficient.

For the stand mixer method:

  • Using the hook attachment, place the mixing bowl in place, locked, then pour in the water yeast mixture and start off mixing at the lowest speed until it starts to combine. Increase the speed to medium and allow to mix for 3 - 5 minutes or the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl and looks smooth and elastic.

Let it rise:

  • Place your dough in a flour-dusted large bowl, top with a damp kitchen towel, and leave to rise for 30 min - 1 hr or until it has doubled in size.
  • After the dough has doubled in size, scrape back out of the bowl onto a floured surface and punch down the dough to get the air bubbles knocked out.
  • Form dough into a smooth ball and divide into 6 - 8 pizza crust bases. I usually get 8 and use half now, then wrap each of the remaining pizza bases in plastic wrap and freeze for later from this point.

Make the Pizza Sauce:

  • Heat the olive oil in a saucepan, add the minced garlic and Calabrian peppers, and saute for 2 -3 minutes.
  • Add in the can of tomatoes (do not strain), along with the oregano and basil, simmering for about 20 minutes. Set aside until ready to use or keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Make the Pizzas:

  • Prep your toppings! Chop anything that needs chopping, and have the topping ingredients lined up and ready to go.
  • Place the pizza stone in the pizza oven, or in the oven, and heat until the appropriate temperature is reached. If on the grill, light it up accordingly, put the grate in place, and top with pizza stone, allow to get to temperature. *Tip: For pizza ovens, temps should reach 750 - 900°F; for the grill ~ about 500 - 600°F; and for the oven ~ 450 - 550°F.
  • Start rolling out the pizza bases no more than 30 minutes before you are ready to cook them. Working with one pizza base at a time, on a lightly floured surface, roll or stretch out each pizza base until it's about 10 - 12 inches in diameter. *Tip: If you're making this in a pizza oven, for the best crust, it needs to be thin and about 8 - 10 inches in diameter for best results. I like to leave a rim around the edge that is a little thicker. I find it best to use a wooden pizza paddle that is lightly floured when topping my pizzas, as this makes transferring an aluminum pizza peel (for use with a pizza oven) or pizza stones much easier.
  • Once the base is ready, place on a lightly floured wooden pizza paddle or chopping board and start topping. Thinly sauce, add the torn prosciutto pieces, halved or chopped cherry tomatoes, torn or diced cheese, and if you wish you can also scatter additional fresh oregano or basil on top.
  • When the pizza oven, grill, or oven is at temperature, it's time to launch or transfer the pizza to the preheated pizza stone (it's best to leave the stones in place, do not try to remove them from the ovens).
  • In a pizza oven, after about 25 - 30 seconds, use the aluminum pizza peel to "grab" and pull out, rotate pizza, and place back in the pizza oven for an additional 25 - 30 seconds. Remove from the pizza oven.
  • On the grill, launch or transfer to the pizza stone, close lid and cook for 5 - 8 minutes, once ready, remove carefully.
  • In the oven, launch or transfer the pizza to the pizza stone, cook for 8 - 10 minutes or until the pizza starts to turn golden.

To serve:

  • Top pizza with a nice drizzle of honey, and scatter arugula over top. Slice and enjoy.

Notes

For the pizza dough, you can either make your own homemade and freeze it until ready to enjoy. Simply take the pizza dough out of the freezer and allow it to come to room temperature.
You can also use store-bought pizza dough as well and prepare according to directions.
When using fresh mozzarella or burrata cheese, be mindful that it will release water as it cooks, so go easy on the amount you use. A little goes a long way.
*Tip: If using store-bought, buy it from the bakery department of your local grocery store. You can ask a store associate or they may have a small fridge with bags of the pizza dough all ready for you to grab.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 613kcalCarbohydrates: 95gProtein: 21gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 1258mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7g
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