Pizza Pie

Ingredients

• 1 batch of easy slow fermented pizza dough - 420g flour
• 3 rashers of bacon, cut into bit sized pieces
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into 5mm squares
• 4 floret of broccoli, very finely chopped
• 4 tbsp peas
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
• 400g passata
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 250g grated mozzarella

Method

1. Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius.
2. Put a large frying pan over a medium heat and add the olive oil and bacon and cook until starting to brown, stiring frequently.
3. While that cooks, put the carrot, broccoli and peas in a microwave proof dish with lid and a couple of tablespoons of water and microwave on full power for 2 minutes.
4. When the bacon is ready, throw the crushed garlic into the frying pan and cook for a minute.
5. Add the passata and tomato puree to the frying pan and mix well.
6. Drain the microwaved vegetables and add them to the pan and stir in to the bacon and tomato sauce.
7. Turn the heat off under the tomato sauce.
8. Divide the dough into three quarters and a quarter.
9. Roll out the three quarters to about 18 inches.
10. Lightly oil a 23cm springform cake tin and then line with the rolled out dough.
11. Put half the tomato sauce into the tin and then sprinkle half the cheese on top.
12. Roll out the other quarter of dough into the right size to put into the tin and place over the cheese.
13. Put the remaining tomato sauce on top of the disc of dough and finally top with the remaining grated cheese.
14. Fold the edges over onto the cheese - don't worry there will be a bit of uncovered cheese in the middle.
15. Place on a baking tray and bake for 45 minutes by which time the dough should be golden and crisp and the cheese wonderfully melted.
16. Undo the clip on the springform tin, but don't try to take the pizza pie out immediately.
17. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before removing, slicing into wedges and serving.