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Ingredients

  • 40 ml olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled
  • 1 birds eye chilli, halved
  • 25g butter
  • 2 small leeks, halved lengthwise and then thinly sliced across
  • 30g parmesan cheese, freshly grated
  • 100g mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 1 ½ Tbsp finely chopped oregano
  • 1 ½ Tbsp finely chopped parsley
  • 60g good quality blue cheese, crumbled
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • For the dough:
  • 300g strong white flour
  • 7g dried yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 180ml lukewarm water
  • 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil
  • Alternativley get some dough balls from Slice of Heaven or sour dough pizza bases from Breads & More

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LEEK AND BLUE CHEESE PIZZA BREAD

leek and blue cheese pizza 1

Method

  • 1
  • Put the olive oil, garlic and chilli in a small bowl and set aside to infuse the oil
  • 2
  • If making the dough: combine the flour, yeast and salt in a bowl, then stir in the water and oil
  • Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5-8 minutes, until smooth and elastic
  • Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with cling film and set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size
  • 3
  • Meanwhile, heat the butter in a small frying pan, add the leeks and cook over a low to medium heat for about 10 minutes, until soft but not coloured
  • Season with salt and pepper
  • Remove from the heat and leave to cool
  • 4
  • Place 2 heavy-based baking sheets or terracotta tiles in the oven and preheat the oven to 250C
  • Combine the parmesan, mozzarella and herbs in a small bowl
  • 5
  • Cut 4 sheets of baking paper, each large enough to hold a 22cm pizza
  • Divide the risen dough into 4
  • 6
  • Dust the pieces of baking paper with a little flour and roll out each piece of dough on the paper, making a round 22cm in diameter
  • Brush with the flavoured oil and scatter with the cheese mixture, followed by the leeks, then the blue cheese
  • 7
  • Slide one pizza, still on the paper, onto each hot baking sheet or tile and bake for 8-10 minutes, until golden
  • 8
  • Serve immediately
  • Cook the remaining pizzas in the same way

Comments

Leeks are so versatile, use them as you would onions. Try them melted together with a good blue cheese. It really is a combination made in heaven!

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