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Drizzling honey on a Colorado Mountain Pie

Colorado Mountain Pie - Classic Pepperoni

Todd Mitchell
The Colorado Mountain Pie isn't your ordinary pizza. It's a mountain sized twist with honey both in the pizza and drizzled on the crust. But why stop there? Serving your Colorado Mountain Pie with a side of honey for dipping!
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people
Calories 941 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Basting Brush
  • 1 Pizza pan or cookie sheet
  • 1 Pizza Cutter

Ingredients
  

Colorado Mountain Pie Pizza Dough

  • 2 cups bread flour
  • 2 tablespoons dry yeast
  • 1 ½ tablespoons honey
  • ¾ cup water warm but below 110 F
  • 1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil soy bean preferred
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Toppings

  • 2 ounces pepperoni about 20 slices
  • 3 ounces mozzarella cheese grated

Pizza Sauce Ingredients (makes about 3/4 cups)

  • 3 ounces tomato paste canned
  • 3 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • ½ tablespoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder

Instructions
 

Making the Pizza Dough

  • Add the warm water, honey, and yeast to a stand mixing bowl.
  • Mix thoroughly with a small whisk or spoon.
  • Allow the yeast to bloom for a least 5 minutes (when bubbles should form).
  • Add half (1 cup) of flour to the mixing bowl and start at its lowest setting.
  • Add the olive oil and salt and continue to mix.
  • Add the remaining cup of flour and continue to mix for about 3 minutes. The dough should be well mixed and relatively dry (not sticking to the bowl or your hands). Knead in your hands for a minute or two to ensure it feels well mixed and form into a ball.
  • Cover the dough ball with a damp tea towel or cloth for at least 30 minutes, but as long as 3 hours.
  • Preheat your oven to 450°F about 45 minutes before you are ready to bake the pizza. Then start the sauce.

Prepare the Sauce

  • Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan. Stir and simmer on low heat for at least 10 minutes while preparing rolling and braiding the pizza dough. Longer simmering time will reduce the sauce more, which can be good if the tomatoes are watery.
    Slow-Cooked Tomato Sauce

Rolling & Braiding Colorado Pizza Dough

  • Although this dough is not supposed to be paper thin, having a consistent thickness will help make the braiding and final dough go better.
  • Lightly flour a work area for stretching the dough. Dust your hands with flour as well.
  • Gently transfer the dough to the work area.
  • Use your hands to begin to flatten the dough into a thick disk.
    Use your hands to begin stretching the dough.
  • Use a large, heavy rolling pin to flatten the dough further.
    Colorado Mountain Pie dough rolled flat.
  • You'll want the final dough to be at least 1" wider all the way around than the final pizza. So, if we're making a 12" pizza, we want the dough to be at least 14" in diameter after rolling.
  • Lightly oil the pizza pan with olive oil using a basting brush.
  • Transfer the pizza dough to the pan. The edges of the dough will hang over the outside - try to keep it even on all sides. You should be able to straighten the dough a little without tearing the dough.
    Transfer the dough to the oiled pan and dock with a docking wheel or fork.
  • Use a docking wheel (or an ordinary fork) to dock the dough extensively in the inner portion. Ideally, you should not dock the outer 2" ring (or not very much).
  • Use a knife or scissors to cut a slit in the over-hanging dough.
    Cut the edges of the dough before braiding.
  • Roll and pinch a triangle of dough from the outside to the center.
  • Repeat along the entire crust.
    Braid the crust that hangs over inside the edge of the pan.

Adding the Toppings

  • The braided edge of your pizza dough is designed to create a barrier to hold in the toppings.
  • Gently pour/spoon the sauce into the center of the pizza. 1/2 cup is probably enough for most people, but if you like a lot of sauce, you can add more.
  • Evenly distribute the grated cheese on the sauce.
  • Evenly distribute the slices of pepperoni on the cheese.
    Top your Colorado Mountain Pie.
  • You can always add additional toppings that you might really like.

Baking the Pizza

  • Put the pizza in the oven for 8 minutes.
  • Rotate the pizza in the oven and cook for another 8 minutes.
  • Turn off the oven and let the pizza rest for another 3 minutes until the crust is lightly golden brown.
    When finished, the pizza crust will have risen and be golden brown.
  • Remove the pizza from the oven and transfer to a cutting board.
  • Let the pizza rest for 4 minutes before cutting. Drizzle the crust with honey and/or serve with a side of honey.
    Drizzling honey on a Colorado Mountain Pie

Nutrition

Calories: 941kcalCarbohydrates: 124gProtein: 35gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 4055mgPotassium: 875mgFiber: 7gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 1008IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 365mgIron: 4mg
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