Hawaiian Pineapple Pizza

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups Bread flour
• 2 ½ tsp Active dry yeast
• 1 ¾ cups Lukewarm water
• 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp Olive oil

  For brushing
• 1 ½ tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Granulated sugar
• 2 (8oz) cans Canned tomatoes
• ¼ cup tomato paste
• 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp Granulated sugar
• 2 tsp Fresh oregano

  Chopped
• 2 tsp Fresh basil

  Chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic

  Minced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 Fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, cubed

  Or two 20-oz cans pineapple chunks, drained and patted to remove excess juice
• 1 lb Ham cubes
• 3 cups Mozzarella

  Shredded
• 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

• 1 In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric stand mixer, combine the
  sugar, yeast, and ½ cup of warm water, then whisk until the yeast has dissolved
  completely.
• 2 Leave the mixture to rest for 5-10 minutes, then add the rest of the warm water,
  olive oil, and salt.
• 3 With the mixer at low speed, slowly add in half of the flour and mix until
  combined.
• 4 Mix in the rest of the flour and then knead at medium-low speed until a smooth,
  elastic, and slightly sticky dough is formed.
• 5 Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave it to rest in a warm place until the
  dough has doubled in size, approximately 1-2 hours.
• 6 Combine all ingredients in a large bowl then set aside.
• 7 Divide the dough in half.
• 8 Lightly grease two 12” round pizza pans.
• 9 Using your hands, press and shape each section of dough into a 10” to 12” disk,
  then transfer to the prepared pizza pans.
• 10 Loosely drape plastic wrap or a kitchen towel over the crust and let it rise for
  at least two hours.
• 11 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees (or appropriate temperature if using a real
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• 12 Place the bare pizza crusts in the oven for about 10 minutes to set.
• 13 Remove the crusts from the oven and spread one cup of pizza sauce over each
  round.
• 14 Scatter the pineapple and ham over the pizza sauce, then top with shredded
  mozzarella cheese.
• 15 Place the pizzas back in the oven and bake for another 15 minutes, until the
  cheese has melted and begun to turn brown.
• 16 Remove from the oven, slice, serve, and enjoy.

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