Pizza Day in Canada

Did you know that pineapple pizza was not invented in Hawaii but by a Greek restaurant owner in Canada?!  And for a pizza with pepperoni, sweet pepper, mushroom and cheese anywhere else you would likely ask for The Works, Supreme or Loaded. But in Canada it's Montreal-style All-Dressed Pizza! 

Happy Canada Day!

I put together four different pizzas here. This pizza dough recipe makes enough for everyone to dress their own pizza to their liking. Even those who just like cheese!

Ingredients for crust:

4 cups flour (all purpose, bread or 00)

2 tsps salt

2  1/4 tsp instant yeast

13 oz room temperature water

Combine flour, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Add the water and use your hands to combine fully. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature for 8-12 hours.

After that turn the dough out onto the counter and cut into 4 portions.

Put each portion in a covered bowl or plastic ziplock bag and refrigerate 2-4 days.

When you are ready to bake the pizzas remove the dough from the fridge for 2 hours prior to baking. Then with oiled hands take a ball and form it into an individual pizza, round or elongated.  

I have garlic growing in the garden so I plucked some garlic scapes and lightly sautéed them in olive oil just enough to soften a bit and they turned a brighter green. And ready to go on a pizza!

Pineapple Pizza:

pizza sauce

mozzarella

cappicolla

fresh pineapple

red pepper

garlic scapes

drizzle olive oil

Mediterranean Pizza:

pizza sauce

mozzarella

sliced mushrooms

chopped kale

red pepper

garlic scapes

crumbled feta

drizzle olive oil

Ready for the oven, preheated to 500°F, and use a pizza stone if you've got one.

Bake at 500°F for 12-14 minutes

All Dressed (or toute garnie) Pizza:

tomato sauce

mozzarella

pepperoni

mushrooms

red pepper

chopped kale

garlic scape

drizzle olive oil

Cheese Pizza (boring!):

pizza sauce

mozzarella cheese

drizzle olive oil

What would you put on your pizza?

Serves 4