If you have the pizza dough ready in the fridge, you can even make this pizza on a busy weeknight. I started making mushroom pizza very recently after my husband suddenly started requesting for it. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out with just mushroom as the topping. It actually turned out delicious, and we had it two weeks in a row. What I love the most is that it is effortless and needs to extra sauce to make the pizza.
Ingredients for Mushroom Pizza
Pizza Dough - You can buy store bought pizza dough or try my easy no knead pizza dough Mushroom - I used only brown mushroom, but you can make it loaded with variety of mushroom of your choice. Garlic - I like to use fresh garlic as it adds a lot of flavor as compared to garlic powder. Thyme - Thyme goes very well with mushroom, especially fresh thyme. If you don’t have fresh thyme, you can use dried too. Semolina - I don’t use semolina in the dough. I use a little bit while shaping the pizza and at the bottom of the pan. It creates an extra crunch to the crust. Oil - You can use vegetable or olive oil. A little amount is needed to make the dough and then again to drizzle on the dough while baking the pizza.
Steps to prepare
1- Prepare the pizza dough 2- Divide the dough into 4 portions. Shape each portions into round balls and let it rest for 30 minutes. 3- Slice the mushroom into thin slices. Don’t wash the mushroom. Just clean it dry using a kitchen towel. If the mushrooms are very dirty, then after washing with water, make sure to dry it completely before you cook the mushrooms. 4- Fry the mushroom in a heavy bottom pan with little oil. Do not add any salt when cooking the mushroom. 5- Add the thyme leaves (if using) and cook the mushroom until it’s mild brown. 6- Once the mushroom is cooked, add grated garlic and season with salt. 7- Preheat the oven and shape the pizza dough by spreading it with hand instead of using a rolling pin. 8-Add some semolina in a cast iron skillet and layer the pizza dough on it. Gently pull the dough around to shape it. 9 - Add a thin layer of cheese, top it with cooked mushroom and add more cheese on top. 10- Drizzle a little oil and bake the pizza. I prefer cooking pizza either on a preheated pizza stone or on a cast iron skillet, and both helps to create a crispy crust of the pizza.
