Butterfly Pizza
2 tablespoons olive oil -- (up to 3) 1 recipe basic pizza dough (see above -- recipe) 2 cups prepared tomato sauce 3 cups grated mozzarella -- cheddar and/or -- monterey jack -- ch...
Ingredients
- 2tablespoonolive oil -- (up to 3)
- 1recipe basic pizza dough (see above
- 3cupgrated mozzarella -- cheddar and/or
- 1large kalamata olives -- halved and pitted
Directions
- 1
2 tablespoons olive oil -- (up to 3) 1 recipe basic pizza dough (see above -- recipe) 2 cups prepared tomato sauce 3 cups grated mozzarella
- 2
Grease a large flat baking sheet with olive oil
- 3
Separate 1/3 of the dough and set aside
- 4
On a greased baking sheet shape the re maining two-thirds of the dough into a butterfly with 2 wings
- 5
Roll the reserve d piece of dough into a "snake" and position in the center of the two wings as the "body"
- 6
Pull some of the "body" dough up to shape into a "head" and pull so me of the "body" dough down for a "tail." Spread sauce over the "wings"
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Sprinkle with cheese and decorate with toppings of choice
- 8
Bake the pizza on the middle rack of the oven for 20 to 30 minutes until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly