Eat Together, Make Life Delicious...

Last year we traveled to Sicily to visit my grandmother's home town of Militello va di Cantania. While we were in Sicily, we had some of the best pizza in a small pizzeria off the main drag in a town called Sciacca. You might have heard of this coastal town for its proximity to the temples and sulfur baths.

After dining with locals, drinking a little wine, and chatting with the owners, the kids were surprised with a nutella pizza for dessert. I had only heard about nutella pizza before and was more than happy to give it a try. As a kid I loved nutella but it had been years and as a grown up I was limiting my sweet intake but I have to admit, after one bite I was a fan again. Nutella pizza is out of this world. I especially like the two tone flavored nutella, it's a dessert that cannot be beat regardless of your age.

If you want to prepare some of your own nutella pizza, follow the recipe below or use frozen pizza dough instead. I don't bother letting my pizza dough rise, but if you have the time, let the dough rise for one hour before preparing the pizza. It does make it more fluffy and light.

Nutella Pizza
makes 2 large nutella pizzas

1 cup warm water (110° F)
1 teaspoon yeast
1 teaspoon olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
olive oil spray
Nutella

Preheat the oven to 400F with the oven rack set in the middle of the oven.

In a mixture fitted with a dough hook, combine the warm water and the yeast. Whisk it with a fork and let is sit for a minute to bubble. Add in the olive oil, salt, sugar, and flour and mix at medium low speed until the dough starts to form. Once it forms, turn the dough out on to a floured surface (About 1 tablespoon) and knead it for 5 minutes. If the dough is too wet and sticky add a little bit more flour, but don't over do it. When the dough is soft and supple, cut it in half. If you don't plan to prepare two pizzas, just one, wrap one of the dough balls in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for another time.

On a well-floured surface roll out the dough until it is anywhere between ¼-inch thick to ½-thick and resembles a very flat pancake or pizza crust!

Spray a large sheet pan with olive oil spray and transfer the dough onto a sheet pan and place it in the oven to bake for 10 minutes.

The pizza dough will start to cook and turn golden. After 10 minutes remove it from the oven and generously and carefully spread nutella all over the pizza leaving a ½-wide ring. Place the pizza back into the oven and bake for another 10 minutes or until the crust is golden and done to your liking. Slice up the nutella pizza and serve immediately with plenty of napkins!

Labels: Easy Desserts, Nutella, pizza, Sicilian family recipes