Popeye Pizza

Name: Popeye Pizza
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT18H40M0.000S
Yield: One 10- to 12-inch pizza, 4 balls dough
Ingredients: 17 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour, plus more for shaping the dough; 2 teaspoons fine sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast; 1 medium clove garlic, grated; 1 3/4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, pulled into shreds; 1/3 cup finely grated Gruyere cheese; 1 ounce pecorino fresco cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes and slightly flattened by pressing between thumb and index finger; 2 pinches freshly ground black pepper; 4 1/4 ounces fresh spinach; Generous pinch fine sea salt; Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Recipe courtesy of Jim Lahey and Co. Restaurant

Show: Pizza Cuz

Episode: Dough

Popeye Pizza

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Level: Intermediate
Yield: One 10- to 12-inch pizza, 4 balls dough
Nutritional Analysis

Per Serving

Serving Size

1 of 8 servings

Calories

298

Total Fat

6

Saturated Fat

3

Carbohydrates

48

Dietary Fiber

2

Sugar

0

Protein

11

Cholesterol

15

Sodium

219

Total: 18 hr 40 min (includes rising time)
Active: 40 min

Level: Intermediate
Yield: One 10- to 12-inch pizza, 4 balls dough
Nutritional Analysis

Per Serving

Serving Size

1 of 8 servings

Calories

298

Total Fat

6

Saturated Fat

3

Carbohydrates

48

Dietary Fiber

2

Sugar

0

Protein

11

Cholesterol

15

Sodium

219

Total: 18 hr 40 min (includes rising time)
Active: 40 min

Ingredients

17 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour, plus more for shaping the dough

2 teaspoons fine sea salt

1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast

1 medium clove garlic, grated

1 3/4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, pulled into shreds

1/3 cup finely grated Gruyere cheese

1 ounce pecorino fresco cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes and slightly flattened by pressing between thumb and index finger

2 pinches freshly ground black pepper

4 1/4 ounces fresh spinach

Generous pinch fine sea salt

Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Directions

Special equipment:

pizza stone, pizza peel

For the dough: Thoroughly blend the flour, salt and yeast in a medium bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups water and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon or your hands.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel and let rise at room temperature (about 72 degrees F) it has more than doubled, 18 hours. It will take longer in a chilly room and less time in a very warm one.
Place a pizza stone in the oven on the middle rack. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F for 30 minutes. Switch to broil for 10 minutes, then back to 500 degrees F.
Flour a work surface and scrape out the dough. Divide it into 4 equal parts. For each portion, start with the right side of the dough and pull it toward the center; then do the same with the left, then the top, then the bottom. The order doesn't actually matter; what you want is four folds. Shape each portion into a round and turn seam-side down. Mold the dough into a neat circular mound. The mounds should not be sticky; if they are, dust with more flour.
If you don't intend to use the dough right away, wrap the balls individually in plastic and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Return to room temperature by leaving them out on the counter, covered in a damp cloth, for 2 to 3 hours before needed.
Place the dough on a floured pizza peel and spread into a 10- to 12-inch round. Sprinkle evenly with the garlic. Distribute the mozzarella, pecorino and Gruyere evenly over. Sprinkle with the pepper.
Slide the pie onto the stone with quick, jerking motions. Bake for 2 minutes.
Pull the rack partially out of the oven. Quickly add the spinach in what will look like a big mound (the spinach will reduce, the mound flattening, as spinach always does when it cooks). Sprinkle evenly with salt. Return the pie to the oven for 3 minutes 30 seconds to 4 minutes (somewhat longer with an electric oven), until the crust is charred in spots.
Using the peel, transfer the pizza to a tray or serving platter. Drizzle evenly with oil. Slice and serve immediately.

Cook’s Note

Don't freeze the dough, but you can store it in the refrigerator, wrapped in plastic, for up to 3 days. In effect, when you're set to use it, you have your own ready-made dough.

This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional. It has not been tested for home use.

Recipe courtesy of Jim Lahey, Co. Restaurant and "My Pizza," Barnsley, England