Apple Butter Pizza Recipe (2024)

5 from 3 votes

Pizza Dough

• 3 ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ¼ cup water
• 1 ¾ teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 ¼ teaspoon sugar
• 1 ¾ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Pizza Topping

• ½ cup apple butter
• ½ cup tomato paste
• ½ tart apple –sliced thin
• ½ cup gorgonzola cheese
• ½ cup baby arugula leaves
• 2 tablespoon toasted pine nuts

Pizza Dough

• In your stand mixer bowl, add 1 ¼ cups of warm water (100 -105 degrees F or 38-40 C)

• Sprinkle dry active yeast and sugar on top of water, allow to sit for 10 minutes until yeast gets creamy

• In another bowl, mix flour with sea salt

• Add flour to yeast mixture and using a dough hook, mix until a coarse ball has formed on the dough hook (approx., 2-3 minutes)

• Allow dough to rest in bowl, with a damp towel covering the bowl, for 5 minutes.

• Continue to mix using dough hook on medium to low speed for about 2 more minutes

• (if the dough is too sticky to hold its shape add more flour 1 tablespoon at a time until its firm enough. If the dough is too dry add water one tablespoon at a time until moist enough)

• Coat a bowl with extra virgin olive oil and place the dough into the bowl and coat dough with olive oil, place a damp kitchen towel over the bowl and allow to rise for 40 minutes or until doubled in size.

• Divide dough into 2 dough balls and place on a floured surface and cover with a damp kitchen towel (not terry) and allow to rise until doubled in size (about 2 hours)

• Form dough into 12-14 inch pizza (free form) placing on pizza peel or cookie sheet .

• I used a pizza stone on my grill (my grill goes to 650 degrees when closed), you can make the pizza in a household oven if you like, just increase the time and set your oven to 450. Preheat your oven 20 minutes before you are ready to use it

• Mix apple butter and tomato paste together to make your pizza sauce

Pizza Topping

• Spread apple butter pizza sauce on your formed dough

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• Place sliced apples randomly on top of sauce

• Use ½ of gorgonzola cheese, sprinkle on top of your pizza (try to hit the apples with some of the cheese)

• Bake until bottom of pizza crust is browned 5-6 minutes in a grill 11-14 in your oven

• Remove pizza from oven and top with baby arugula leaves and the remainder of the gorgonzola crumbles, and toasted pine nuts.

• Cut into slices and serve immediately with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and crushed red peppers if you like a little heat on your pizza.