Cheese, bacon and arugula pizza

This week Luisa Morón, from cocinando con mi carmela, shows us that, mixing affection with a little water, flour and a few more ingredients, results in a homemade pizza that will bring a joyful smile to young and old. So don't miss this recipe from our friend Luisa, because you'll discover that you can eat homemade pizza without much effort or difficulty.

Today it's pizza. Who doesn't like a tasty homemade pizza? I think very few.

It's very easy to prepare and even more so with a base like the one I present today.

But I'm going to tell you a little about the history of pizza, which I'm sure many of you already know… It seems that pizza was born in Naples. In fact it is the most popular dish of Neapolitans. It has evolved over time in terms of its components and the way it's made.

It is usually a simple food; the ingredients are water, oil, flour and yeast. We also know that pizza has undergone many modifications and we can find many variations. Each area of the world has a different concept of “pizza”.

We will make this recipe with three types of cheese, with bacon or pancetta and arugula. I have also used a fantastic Emile Henry ceramic tray that allows you to cook pizzas so they reach the perfect crispy point. You can even take it to the table on the tray for presentation. It will retain the heat and distribute it evenly.

You can give it many uses, not only for our pizzas, as it works as a tray for many presentations, like cheeses, cold cuts, salads with bowls for their dressings….

Ingredients

For the pizza dough

• 200gr of water
• 50gr of oil
• 25gr of fresh yeast
• 400gr of strong flour
• A pinch of salt

• 150gr of tomato sauce with basil and oregano
• Idiazabal, parmesan and gouda cheese to taste
• 200gr of bacon or pancetta
• Arugula leaves to garnish
• Oregano and oil

Preparation

For the traditional dough

1. In a bowl we mix the water with the oil, then we add the yeast and mix again. In another bowl we put the flour with the salt, form a well and add the previous mixture. We mix everything until the dough comes away from the sides.
2. Now comes the time to knead. On the surface we are going to work on we sprinkle flour. We start working the dough with our hands; we must knead it so that it is as elastic as possible and it rises better. The best way is to stretch it like a rope and then twist it into a spiral, do this several times.
3. Then we continue kneading the whole dough for approximately 10 minutes. Kneading is the trick to a good dough. Now put it in a bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let the dough rest for about 30 minutes.

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 200º. On the base we spread the tomato sauce and spread it over the whole base; you can help yourself with a spatula.
2. Add the three types of cheese over the whole pizza, to taste, depending on how much you like cheese. Add pancetta over the entire surface of the pizza. Finally add the arugula leaves and a little oregano. Leave some arugula leaves to garnish.
3. I always add a little oil to pizzas before putting them in the oven. Put in the oven for about 20-25 minutes at 180º. You know that every oven is different, keep that in mind.
4. Now you have your arugula, bacon and cheese pizza ready to eat.

I hope you enjoy it.