Pickle Pizza

Ingredients

For The Dill Pickle Sauce

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 1 teaspoon dill pickle juice
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the Pizza

• 2 pounds pizza dough
• All-purpose flour, for dusting the countertop
• Cornmeal, to dust the peel or baking sheet
• 3/4 cup garlic-dill sauce (see above), divided
• 2 cups jarred dill pickle slices, patted dry, divided
  • For Herb and Fire experience, dice them
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded whole-milk low-moisture mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 teaspoon dried dill, divided

Instructions

1. Preheat Oven to 500F. Arrange a rack in the lower third of the oven and place an inverted rimmed baking sheet or pizza stone on it.
2. Prepare the Sauce In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, dried dill, dill pickle juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
3. Stretch the dough Take one ball of dough and flatten it with your hands on a lightly floured work surface. Starting at the center and working outwards, use your fingertips to press the dough into a 12 to 14-inch circle. You can also hold up the edges of the dough with your fingers, letting it hang and stretch while working around the edges. Repeat with the second ball of dough.
4. Build the pizza Lightly sprinkle a pizza peel or rimless baking sheet with cornmeal. Transfer one prepared dough round to the peel. Spoon on half the sauce (about 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) and spread it in an even layer using the back of a spoon, leaving 1/2-inch from the edge bare. Arrange 1/2 cup pickles over the sauce, followed by 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Top with 1/2 cup pickles and 1/2 teaspoon dried dill.
5. Bake the pizza Carefully sprinkle some cornmeal onto the preheated baking sheet or stone. Slide the pizza onto the sheet (it’s okay if it’s hanging over the edges slightly) and bake for 11 to 13 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling.
6. Repeat and serve Use a pizza peel to remove the pizza from the oven and transfer it to a cooling rack. Prepare and bake the other pizza in the same manner.

Source/Story

The Pickle Pizza from Herb and Fire is a favorite for Sarah and I. This is a recipe Sarah found on Apple News and will be adjusted as we have a chance to actually cook.