Eating pizza for Easter? Yes! By baking the pizza in the shape of an Easter egg and decorating it accordingly, your original Easter snack or dinner is a hit. Or go all out and make the pizza in the shape of an Easter bunny.
Ingredients for an Easter Egg Pizza:
You can choose whatever ingredients you like to decorate the pizza as an Easter egg. The crazier, the better! We used the following ingredients.
- 1 dough ball, about 7 ounces (see 'Basic Pizza Dough Recipe')
- 2.5 ounces of pizza sauce
- 3.5 ounces of shredded pizza cheese
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- A handful of black olives, sliced
- A handful of mushrooms, cut into thin strips
- Extra virgin olive oil (to taste)
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Instructions:
- Place the pizza stone on the rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven with both top and bottom heat to the maximum temperature (430-480°F).
- Dust your work surface with some (corn) flour. Place the dough ball on it and start to stretch it out. Pinch and shape the dough until an egg-shaped pizza base forms. This may require some creativity and patience, but it’s a fun way to add a festive twist to your pizza.
- Spoon the sauce in the center of the pizza base and spread the sauce outwards in circular motions, leaving about 0.4 inches of the edge sauce-free.
- Spread the shredded pizza cheese over the sauce. Arrange the bell pepper strips and olive slices on the pizza. You can use the peppers and olives to create a pattern resembling Easter egg decorations, such as stripes, dots, or other shapes.
- Carefully slide the pizza onto a pizza peel and place it on the hot pizza stone in the oven. Bake the pizza for about 6 - 8 minutes. Since every oven is different, keep an eye on the pizza during baking. Baking time may vary.
- Remove the pizza from the oven. Drizzle some olive oil over the pizza for added flavor.
- Serve the Easter egg pizza on a wooden serving board for a festive and tasty presentation.
Prefer an Easter Bunny Pizza? Divide the dough ball into 3 parts: 2 small and 1 large. You can shape these into a head with two ears. If you have a rectangular pizza stone, you can make the Easter Bunny Pizza larger by using 1.5 times the amount of ingredients.
