Instructions

Make Dough

• *Watch our video below for a tutorial*
• Combine water, yeast, salt, flour and olive oil together in the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a regular bowl) and mix with the dough hook (or a wooden spoon if you're using a regular bowl).
• Knead dough until smooth, you'll be kneading for about 10 minutes.
• Remove dough and shape into a ball on a lightly floured surface (watch video).
• Place dough in an oiled container fitted with a lid and allow to double in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.

Shape Dough

• Remove dough from container (or if using fresh pizza dough follow the same instructions here, working with one ball at a time) and divide in half.  For pre-made WFM pizza dough, do not divide (see note above).  Make sure to watch the video to see how to do this if you need!
• Working with each piece of dough individually, stretch dough carefully to form a loose rectangle.  Shape doesn't really matter here too much, you just want the whole thing to fit on your baking sheet.
• Next, transfer rectangle carefully to a parchment or foil-lined baking sheet and reshape to fit the size of the pan.
• Preheat oven to 425 F.

For the Onion & Olive Pizza

• While dough is rising, or before you begin working with the pre-made pizza dough from Whole Foods, caramelize your onions: in a large pot, cook onions over low heat for 10 minutes in olive oil, stirring often.
• After 10 minutes, add brown sugar and salt and cover, continuing to stir every 5 minutes, or until onions are deep brown in color and caramelized.  This will take about 20-25 minutes.  Remove from heat and set aside until ready to use.
• Top your first rectangle with onions, then scatter olives and sardines or anchovies.  Let rest while you make your next pizza.

For the Margherita Pizza

• Shape your dough as noted above and place on a parchment or foil-lined baking sheet.
• Stretch to fit the pan as you did before, and top with tomato sauce (recipe below), cubed mozzarella and a sprinkling of basil.

To Bake Pizzas

• Place each baking sheet with topped dough into the oven for 10-15 minutes, rotating halfway through if needed.  Pizzas are done when the dough is light, crispy, and slightly browned.