Recipe

Cuban Pizza

Name: Cuban Pizza
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 170 min
Ingredients: 4 cups of wheat flour (preferably strong flour, bakery flour); 2 tablespoons of yeast; 1 ½ cup of warm water; 1 tablespoon of salt; 1 teaspoon of sugar; 1 cup of Vita Nuova sauce (or another of your choice); 300 g of grated mixed cheese; Viking Cuban ham, to taste; Pineapple, to taste; Rosemary, Provencal herbs, cumin, bay leaf, basil and oregano, to taste

Homemade Cuban pizza with thick and soft dough, a slightly charred crust, sauce, lots of dripping cheese, ham and pineapple. It folds without breaking.

CiberCubaFebruary 11, 2019

CiberCuba

Preparation30 min
Cooking20 min
Total time2 h 50 min
Servings1 pizza (2 servings)
DifficultyMedium

There are countless pizza recipes, and when it comes to flavors, we all have our favorite. Here is the Cuban pizza so you can choose your preferred topping.

The history of pizza dates back to Ancient Greece, the cradle of flatbreads, although the pizza as we know it today is believed to have been born in Naples, Italy. Cubans, of course, have our own version.

Method

Dough

Mix the dry ingredients: flour, salt and sugar.
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
Place the dry mixture on a clean countertop, make a well in the center and pour in the water with the yeast.
Incorporate everything. You will likely need to add a little more flour for the dough to take shape.
Knead by hand until you obtain a uniform dough that detaches from the surfaces.
Form a ball and let it rest for 2 hours.

Assembly and baking

Preheat the oven to 350 ºF (180 ºC).
Knead again and spread the dough in the pizza pan.
Spread the sauce to your liking, distribute the grated cheese and add the ham and pineapple.
If you wish, add some of the suggested aromatic herbs.
Bake for about 15 minutes covered with aluminum foil and then 5 more minutes uncovered.