Nutella’s the usual for dessert pizza. Spreadable, meltable and scrumptious, it’s straightforward to grasp why. However that doesn’t imply you need to be happy with the identical previous banana and strawberry pairings. Including mascarpone, Graham crackers, marshmallows, caramel drizzle, white chocolate chips or peanuts creates layers of taste and texture, elevating a scrumptious however one-note, end-of-meal deal with right into a compelling, bite-after-bite slice. Whereas experimenting to create a Nutella pie that pops, our chef on the Ooni HQ kitchen married the well-known hazelnut cocoa unfold with frangipane and spiced poached pears for a French tackle this dessert pizza traditional.
A couple of ideas. First, preserve an in depth eye in your bake: Excessive-sugar toppings are inclined to burn quick, and frangipane, the French, almond-flavored cream manufactured from butter, almonds, sugar, flour and vanilla, is undoubtedly on the saccharine facet. After a number of frangipane fireballs within the check kitchen, we modified our method and parbaked the crust to keep away from any burning. When parbaking a skinny Neapolitan-style dough, it would are inclined to bubble and rise within the heart. Don’t panic. Merely pop any huge bubble and let it deflate.
We organized our pears (a simple, however spectacular ingredient) in a fan, however take your personal creative license. A Nutella drizzle post-bake means you’ll keep away from points with burning it within the oven. And don’t neglect about that salt end! Flaky sea salt makes each different taste pop and offers all of that ooey, gooey sweetness crucial steadiness.
Notes:
Alternatively, as a substitute of a parbake, this recipe would profit from a blind bake utilizing ice cubes. If taking this method, you will have metallic tongs and a pair of gloves. Watch this clip to get a way of how the ice dice method works.
Time
1 hour energetic time
Yield
Three 12-inch pizzas
Gear
Ooni pizza oven
Ooni Infrared Thermometer
Ooni Pizza Cutter Wheel or Ooni Pizza Cutter Rocker Blade
Ooni Pizza Dough Scraper
Substances
3 x 250-gram dough balls
For the poached pears:
3 Bosc pears, peeled and reduce in half
1 quart (946 grams) water
2 cups (473 grams) sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
2 tablespoons (42 grams) honey
1 tablespoon (15 grams) sea salt
For the frangipane:
¼ cup (100 grams) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup (100 grams) sugar
1 cup (100 grams) almond flour
1 teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt
1 giant egg
1 tablespoon (15 grams) milk
For the garnish:
extra-virgin olive oil
3 to 4 tablespoons (60 grams) Nutella
flaky sea salt
Methodology
This recipe would swimsuit a variety of pizza styles, however we predict our classic pizza dough can be an incredible match. Make certain to arrange your dough forward of time to make sure it rises at room temperature earlier than firing up your oven.
For the poached pears
Add pears, water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, cloves, honey and sea salt in a medium saucepan. Carry to a low simmer over medium-low warmth and ensure the pears are absolutely submerged within the poaching liquid. Prepare dinner till a paring knife slides simply into the pears, however earlier than they flip mushy, about 20 to 25 minutes. Take away from warmth and let cool within the liquid. Pressure pears and return liquid to pan. Prepare dinner over excessive warmth till lowered by half, about half-hour. Earlier than utilizing for the pizza, thinly slice the pears, utilizing a complete pear per 12-inch pizza.
For the frangipane
Within the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium velocity till creamy. Add the sugar and blend at excessive velocity to include. Add the almond flour and beat on medium velocity till totally mixed. Add the salt, egg and milk and blend till mild and fluffy.
Fireplace up your oven, aiming for 850 to 950°F (450 to 500°C) on the baking stone inside. Use an infrared thermometer to rapidly and precisely verify the temperature of the stone.
Place a dough ball in your flippantly floured work floor. Push the air from the middle out to the sting together with your fingers. Stretch the dough out to a 12-inch-round base, then lay the stretched dough over your flippantly floured pizza peel. Add a drizzle of olive oil to assist flatten the dough whereas cooking. Slide the pizza off the peel and into the oven. Prepare dinner for 60 seconds, till the dough is parbaked. The dough ought to start to brown, however nonetheless have loads of blonde spots.
Take away from the oven, then unfold ⅓ of the frangipane onto the nice and cozy dough utilizing a spatula. Layer the pear slices on prime and return to the oven, cooking till the frangipane turns golden brown. Take away from the oven one ultimate time, then drizzle on the Nutella, lowered pear syrup and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. Let cool barely so the frangipane units up, then slice and serve.
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