Carbonara Pizza Recipe

Today Luisa Morón, author of Cocinando con mi Carmela, brings us a recipe to enjoy with the family: the classic carbonara pizza recipe. Made at home, it's delicious. I can already picture a smile on your faces just imagining taking a bite!

Without a doubt Italian cuisine appeals to almost all of us. It's quick and generous cooking, and by no means less exquisite. If you ask what types of recipes attract us most, it will almost certainly be pastas and the famous pizzas. Although it's true that the repertoire of exquisite Italian dishes is much broader*.

Today we'll prepare a homemade carbonara pizza. Easy to make and delicious. For the dough we will only need some basic ingredients such as flour, oil, water, and yeast. With them we'll obtain a spectacular homemade dough that's not heavy. For the topping, I suggest a traditional carbonara, although you can use any ingredient you'd like to try.

Emile Henry ceramic pizza tray

Ingredients:

Ingredients for the dough:

• 400gr strong flour
• 200gr lukewarm water
• 50gr extra virgin olive oil
• 25gr baker's yeast
• Salt

Ingredients for the topping:

• 150gr cream cheese
• 100gr grated mozzarella
• 5 slices of mozzarella cheese
• 100gr smoked pancetta
• 100gr ketchup-style tomato sauce
• Oregano

Preparation:

Let's prepare the dough:

In a bowl add lukewarm water together with the oil and mix, then add the yeast and mix everything again. When the yeast is fully incorporated add the flour and a bit of salt on top, being careful that it does not come into contact with the yeast as in that case the dough will not rise.

Combine everything until you see a uniform dough that pulls away from your hands; if you need more flour you can add a little more. You also have the option of making the dough with a food processor, ideal for kneading.

Once the dough is ready, leave it in the bowl for about an hour, covered with a kitchen cloth.

After this time cut the dough in half, which is the amount you will need - the rest you can put in a food-safe bag and freeze for another day.

With the help of a rolling pin we will roll out the dough.

Preheat the oven to 180º and put the Emile Henry baking tray inside so it preheats as well.

Let's prepare the topping. For this chop the bacon slices and set aside.

Spread a layer of tomato sauce over the pizza base, add the sliced cheese, half of the grated mozzarella, and the cream cheese using a spatula. Finally, add the bacon plus the remaining mozzarella, and sprinkle with oregano.

Carefully remove the ceramic tray from the oven to avoid burning yourself, and with the help of a peel place the pizza on it. And into the oven it goes!

T&G acacia wood cutting board, Fleur de Ligne Tokyo bowls and Pallarès carbon iron knife

As I always say, every oven is different. It will take about 15-20 minutes in the oven to cook, it all depends on how you like the crust, less done or crispier

*If you're curious to discover a wide variety of Italian recipes, I recommend the book Jamie's Italian Cooking, where he shares a great variety of recipes explained in detail for exquisite results.