People have been asking me quite frequently for a pizza recipe for a home oven - in my opinion, pizza needs a very hot oven that usually you don’t have at home.
BUT WAIT!!!! I found you the best solution. Babka Pizza.
You will never go back.
Half an hour before you start preparing this magic, melt the butter and let it cool down. Don’t use it before it has cooled!
In a mixer bowl pour flour, yeast and sugar. Mix well.
Add the eggs and sour cream.
In a stand mixer, start to mix on the lowest speed until the dough starts to come together.
Add the butter to the dough in pieces. Let the dough absorb the butter and continue to add more until there is no more.
After adding all the butter, up the speed of the mixer one notch faster. Knead for 10-12 min.
Round the dough and place in a box. Put the box in the fridge for the next day.
The following day, take the dough out of the fridge and divide in two. It will and should be a stiff dough. While working on one piece, place the other one back in the fridge.
Open the dough with a rolling pin to a thin layer.
Crush two cloves of garlic and basil and add to the passata.
Spread some tomato paste and the passata onto the dough. Distribute using a scraper.
Spread the cheese on top of the sauce. It will absorb the sauce a bit and will help us to roll and braid the babka.
Roll the dough and place in the freezer for 45 min. It will help us to cut through it.
Repeat the same process with the other piece of the dough.
After both rolls cool cut them down the middle with a bread knife.
Braid them and place the pizza babka in a round baking tray.
Let the babka proof for about 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 365F or 185C.
Spread water and oregano on top and bake for 45 min.
Take the babka out of the oven.
Cut to a slice. Basil, Parmigiano Reggiano, olive oil.
Buon Appetito.
