Braided Pizza (Pizza Wheat Stalk)
This braided pizza is not only a total showstopper, but it's also super versatile—feel free to customize it with all your favorite toppings and fillings!
Servings: 6
Calories: 542kcal
Equipment
- Thermomix
- Spatel
- Nudelholz
- Schneidebrett
- Messer
Zutaten
Yeast Dough:
- 160 g Milk
- ½ Fresh yeast cake
- ½ tsp Sugar
- 300 g All-purpose flour
- 30 g Oil
- 1 tsp Salt
Filling:
- 100 g Deli ham
- 100 g Sliced salami
- 1 Red bell pepper
- 100 g Gouda cheese block
- 80 g Sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp Salt
For Brushing:
- Milk
- Sesame seeds
- Italian seasoning
Ajvar Feta Dip:
- 100 g Ajvar mild
- 80 g Feta cheese
- 80 g Cream cheese
- 60 g Crème fraîche
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Red pepper flakes
Zubereitung
- 160 g Milk, ½ Fresh yeast cake, ½ tsp SugarFor the dough, add the milk, yeast, and sugar to the mixing bowl and warm for 2 min / 37 °C / speed 2.
- 300 g All-purpose flour, 30 g Oil, 1 tsp SaltAdd the flour, oil, and salt. Knead for 4 min / Dough mode until a smooth dough forms.
- Transfer the dough to a bowl and let it rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the filling.
- 100 g Deli ham, 100 g Sliced salami, 1 Red bell pepper, 100 g Gouda cheese, 80 g Sun-dried tomatoes, Italian seasoning, ½ tsp SaltWash, core, and roughly chop the bell pepper. Roughly chop the salami, cooked ham, and sun-dried tomatoes, and cube the cheese. Add all filling ingredients to the mixing bowl and chop for 5 sec / speed 6. Scrape down the sides with the spatula and repeat once more.
- Once risen, roll out the dough into a rectangle about 40 x 20 cm.
- Spread the filling evenly over the dough, leaving a 1 cm border around the edges.
- Roll the dough up tightly starting from the long side, then place it seam-side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Using kitchen shears, make diagonal cuts at a 45° angle along the top of the dough roll, leaving about 3-4 cm between each cut.
- Gently pull and alternate the cut sections to the right and left to make it resemble a stalk of wheat.
- Milk, Sesame seeds, 1 tsp Italian seasoningBrush with milk and sprinkle generously with sesame seeds and Italian seasoning.
- Let it rise for another 15 minutes while preheating your oven to 200 °C (conventional / top-bottom heat).
- Bake on the lower rack for 25-30 minutes. If the braid gets too dark toward the end, loosely tent it with a piece of parchment paper and continue baking.
- This pizza braid is delicious served warm or cold, and it pairs amazingly well with the dip!
- 100 g Ajvar, 80 g Feta cheese, 80 g Cream cheese, 60 g Crème fraîcheFor the dip, place the ajvar, feta, cream cheese, and crème fraîche into the mixing bowl and blend for 10 sec / speed 6 until smooth and creamy.
- Salt, Garlic powder, Red pepper flakesScrape down the sides of the bowl, season to taste with salt, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes, and blend once more.
