Description
Smooth honey bear pizza combines sweet maple syrup with crispy bacon and melted cheese. Homemade dough and carefully selected toppings create a delightful culinary experience you will savor with each incredible bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 prepared pizza dough, at room temperature
- 12–16 oz (340–454 g) hot Italian sausage, casings removed, browned and crumbled
- ½ cup mozzarella, shredded
- ½ cup smoked mozzarella
- ¼–½ cup white sauce
- ¼ large red onion, sliced into thin rounds
- Drizzle of raw honey, to finish
Instructions
- Dough Preparation: Allow pizza dough to rest at room temperature for 40 minutes, enabling optimal elasticity and smooth handling.
- Meat Preparation: Sauté sausage in a skillet over medium-low heat, breaking into uniform crumbles while eliminating excess fat, ensuring consistent texture and flavor.
- Sauce and Pan Setup: Craft white sauce to achieve a silky consistency, then lightly coat a quarter sheet pan with olive oil to prevent adherence and promote even browning.
- Dough Shaping: Dust work surface with flour and gently stretch dough into a rectangular form matching pan dimensions, creating slightly elevated edges for a rustic presentation.
- Pizza Assembly: Layer white sauce evenly across dough, followed by a delicate mozzarella base, strategically distributing browned sausage crumbles, and arranging onion slices with alternating cheese varieties to build complex flavor profiles.
- Baking Process: Position pizza in a preheated 450°F oven, baking until crust transforms to golden-brown perfection and cheese bubbles with appetizing intensity.
- Finishing Touch: Immediately after removing from oven, elegantly drizzle raw honey across the surface, creating a sublime sweet-savory harmony that elevates the entire dish.
Notes
- Dough Resting Tip: Allow pizza dough to sit at room temperature for 40 minutes to enhance elasticity and make stretching easier, preventing tough or torn dough.
- Sausage Preparation Hack: Cook sausage on medium-low heat, carefully crumbling to achieve uniform pieces and drain excess fat for a cleaner, more concentrated flavor profile.
- Pan Coating Technique: Use a thin olive oil layer to prevent sticking and promote even golden-brown crust development, ensuring perfect texture and easy release.
- Honey Finishing Move: Drizzle raw honey after baking to create an unexpected sweet-savory dimension that elevates the entire pizza experience, transforming a classic dish into a gourmet creation.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg