#pizza 🤔 Because of the name, many people think that the Hawaiian pizza recipe was invented in Hawaii. But actually it is not. It was invented by Sam Panopoulos for his restaurant in Canada (he himself comes from Greece). It happened in 1962, when the restaurateur experimented with sweet and salty flavors of his new dishes. Question: where did the word “Hawaiian” come from in the name of the dish? 🧐 In the 60s, there was a fashion for Hawaiian products all over the North American continent. Therefore, Sam Panopoulos in 1962 used canned pineapples, which were produced under the brand name "Hawaiian". Hence the name of pizza, which quickly spread among lovers of a mixture of spicy and salty. The filling for Hawaiian pizza can be anything. The main ingredients are pineapple, mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce and meat ingredient (chicken, ham, bacon, etc.).
Ingredients: dry yeast, flour, warm water, olive oil, sugar, salt, Toppings: canned or fresh pineapples, chicken fillet (preferably smoked chicken breast), Mozzarella cheese for pizza, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, vegetable oil, garlic
Cooking method:
Boil chicken fillet. You can use fried or smoked chicken breast, which must first be chopped.
Pour the dry yeast from the package into a bowl. Pour water or milk to the yeast (50/50 is possible). The liquid should be warm, not higher than 30-40°C, stir until the granules are dissolved. Pour a small amount of sugar, mix. Leave the yeast for 15 minutes under the lid, always in a warm place.
Now we introduce the rest of the ingredients to the yeast (salt, olive oil and sifted flour). Knead the dough, gradually adding flour, as a result, the dough should turn out soft and pliable, but not sticky. The dough must be thoroughly kneaded. If it sticks to your hands, then lightly grease your hands with oil.
Cover the dough with a clean towel or cling film and put it in a warm place for 20-30 minutes so that the mass rises. Lightly knead the dough and leave for another 1 hour in a warm place.
Prepare tomato sauce for Hawaiian pizza: peel the tomatoes from the skin (make an incision crosswise and pour over with boiling water), mix in a blender tomatoes, vegetable oil, garlic cloves and salt, after which boil the almost ready tomato paste on the stove over medium heat for 10 minutes. This time I used the ready-made "Bruschetta from Sun Dried Tomatoes" pasta to grease the pizza base, it turned out quickly and tasty.😋
Cut pineapples (I had rings) into small free-form pieces. You can use both fresh and canned pineapples.
Grate Mozzarella cheese on a coarse or medium grater (if desired, you can use another kind of cheese, but it is preferable to stay on this option).
Stretch the dough into a round shape, with your hands and immediately on parchment, carefully shape the sides of the future pizza (the thickness of the base should not be more than 4 millimeters). ☝️ Do not use a rolling pin! Transfer the workpiece to a warm baking sheet. Let rest for 5 minutes.
Lubricate the dough with prepared tomato paste. After the tomato paste, sprinkle the pizza base with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Distribute pieces of boiled (or smoked) chicken.
Spread the pineapples evenly over the area. Sprinkle generously with the rest of the grated cheese. To taste, you can decorate with basil and oregano, iceberg.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and send the Hawaiian pizza to bake for 15 minutes.
At the end of the time, take out the pastries. Cut the pizza into several triangles and serve. Bon Appetit! Happy birthday PIZZA!