Pizza Rustica w/ Quick Mix Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough adapted from Allrecipes and Pizza Rustica inspired from Bottoms Up Pizza

Pizza Dough:

Ingredients:

• 1 (.25 oz) package active dry yeast
• 1 tsp white sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 ½ cups bread flour
• 2 Tbs olive oil
• 1 tsp salt

 Directions:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.  In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.  Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes
• Stir in flour, salt and oil.  Beat until smooth.  Let rest for 5 minutes.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll into a round.  Transfer crust to a lightly greased pizza pan dusted with cornmeal.  Spread with desired toppings and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.  Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.

 Pizza Rustica:

Ingredients:

• Pizza sauce
• 15 oz. ricotta
• 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
• ½ of breakfast sausage tube
• Baby portabello mushrooms, sliced
• Fresh or frozen spinach, water squeezed out if frozen

 Directions:

• Cook sausage on stovetop at medium-high heat until brown.  Layer pizza toppings in order listed above, spreading the ricotta cheese layer as thin as possible.