Chocolate Pizza
- 1 pound homemade pizza dough, recipe follows, or purchased pizza dough
- 2 teaspoons butter, melted
- 1/4 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella)
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons milk chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons chopped hazelnuts, toasted
- 1/2 cup warm water (105 to 110 degrees F)
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for bowl
- Position the oven rack on the bottom of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.
- Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out the dough to a 9-inch-diameter round.
- Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet.
- Using your fingers, make indentations all over the dough.
- Brush the dough with butter, then bake until the crust is crisp and pale golden brown, about 20 minutes.
- Immediately spread the chocolate-hazelnut spread over the pizza then sprinkle all the chocolate chips over.
- Bake just until the chocolate begins to melt, about 1 minute.
- Sprinkle the hazelnuts over the pizza.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
- Mix the warm water and yeast in a small bowl to blend.
- Let stand until the yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes.
- Mix the flour and salt in a food processor to blend.
- Blend in the oil.
- With the machine running, add the yeast mixture and blend just until the dough forms.
- Turn the dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Transfer the dough to a large oiled bowl and turn the dough to coat with the oil.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm draft-free area until the dough doubles in volume, about 1 hour.
- Punch the down dough and form into ball.
- The dough can be used immediately or stored airtight in the refrigerator for 1 day.
- Yield: 1 (16-ounce) ball of pizza dough
follows, butter, chocolatehazelnut spread, chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, hazelnuts, warm water, active dry yeast, flour, salt, olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chocolate-pizza-recipe.html (may not work)