Gouda, candied bacon, and potato pizza
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Recipe type: main
Author: Sweet Tea & Taters
Ingredients
  • pizza dough
  • pesto sauce
  • 8 ounce wheel of smoked Gouda cheese, shredded
  • 1 russet potato or 3-4 small red potatoes, cooked and sliced thin
  • candied bacon, see recipe below
  • small diced sweet bell peppers
  • Candied Bacon Ingredients:
  • 6 slices applewood bacon, cut in 1" pieces
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Directions:
  2. Preheat oven to 450˚F.
  3. Pat or roll out pizza dough on a lightly oiled pizza stone to approximately a 14 inch circle. Shape does not have to be perfect.
  4. Spread pesto over dough to within ½ in of edge all the way around.
  5. Sprinkle pesto layer with about 2/3 of the cheese. Lay potato slices on top of cheese and sprinkle lightly with sea salt and just a bit of fresh ground pepper. Sprinkle with remainder of cheese, then candied bacon & sweet peppers over the potatoes.
  6. Bake the pizza for 13-15 minutes or until cheese is melted and slightly golden.
  7. Directions for candied bacon:
  8. Pre-heat oven to 400˚F.
  9. Combine bacon pieces, brown sugar and a generous grind of black pepper and toss to coat bacon with the sugar.
  10. Turn sugared bacon mixture out onto prepared sheet pan.
  11. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden, stirring every 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn the bacon. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to a sheet of parchment paper. Blot lightly with a paper towel to remove extra grease. Allow to cool.
Recipe by Sweet Tea and Taters at http://sweetteaandtaters.com/?p=1435