Several weeks ago I saw an episode of Man vs. Food on the Travel Channel where Adam was in Brooklyn, visiting some of his hometown’s favorite eats. The sicilian style pizza he had at one restaurant really jumped out at me as something that seemed like we could try to make at home. So yesterday Justin mixed together the dough (half of this recipe) and we let it rise for several hours. When the dough had doubled in size, I greased an 8″ square pan and preheated the oven to 450 degrees. I simply patted the dough into the pan, covered it with sliced provolone cheese (next time we’ll use mozzarella), dumped on The Only Marinara Sauce I will ever buy again, and then sprinkled grated Pecorino and Romano cheese over the top. Next time (after re-watching the episode) I’ll also drizzle the top with a bit of olive oil. I wasn’t keeping exact track of time, but I think it baked for 25-30 minutes. I checked it after twenty minutes, and the dough needed a bit more time. After another 5-10 minutes in the oven it had a nice toasty edge and crust. The result was terrific, and looked pretty darn similar to the pizza in the episode! The layer of cheese between the dough and sauce keeps the crust from getting soggy, and develops a great chewy texture. This really is a keeper of a pizza recipe. Very different from a typical New York Style pizza than we would normally get from Polito’s, but just as tasty.
