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New England Bar Pizza

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New England Bar Pizza
Author: Cristin Walsh

Recipe By Cristin Walsh

Published on August 22, 2024

With a thin, crisp crust and melty cheese on top, New England bar pizza is appealing . . . even before you know about the “laced” edges.

Time

1 hr 20 min

Yield

Serves 4

Why This Recipe Works

Bar pizza is baked in well-seasoned rimmed pans, with the dough forming a thin lip up the sides. The crust is tender yet crispy. Replicating this style of pizza required us to use all-purpose flour rather than the usual bread flour for the dough. We created the distinctive edges by rolling the pizza dough thin and baking the pies in 9-inch cake pans, pressing the dough 1/4 inch up the sides of the pan. Brushing the edges with tomato sauce and cheese also gave us the “laced” edges that New England pizzas are known for. Finishing the pies with a mixture of cheddar and mozzarella best imitated the classic version’s distinct tangy flavors.


Click here for a printable recipe of the variation we make in the video lesson: New England Bar Pizza with Baked Beans and Salami.

Ingredients

Dough

1 ⅔ cups (8 ⅓ ounces/236 grams) all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon instant or rapid-rise yeast
⅔ cup water
1 ½ teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
¾ teaspoon salt

Sauce

1 (14.5-ounce/411-gram) can diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Topping

4 ounces (113 grams) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)
4 ounces (113 grams) whole-milk mozzarella, shredded (1 cup)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

Cook along with these step-by-step instructions

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    DOUGH

  1. Process flour, sugar, and yeast in food processor until combined, about 3 seconds. With processor running, slowly add water; process dough until just combined and no dry flour remains, about 10 seconds. Let dough stand for 10 minutes. Add oil and salt to dough and process until dough forms satiny, sticky ball that clears sides of work bowl, 30 to 60 seconds.
  2. Transfer dough to lightly oiled counter and knead until smooth, about 1 minute. Shape dough into tight ball and place in greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until almost doubled in size, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

    3. SAUCE

  3. Process all ingredients in clean, dry food processor until smooth, about 30 seconds; set sauce aside. (Sauce can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month.)

    4. TOPPING

  4. One hour before baking, adjust oven rack to lowest position, set baking stone or steel on rack, and heat oven to 450 degrees. Combine cheddar and mozzarella in bowl. Using pastry brush, grease bottom and sides of 2 dark-colored 9-inch round cake pans with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil each.
  5. Transfer dough to lightly floured counter, divide in half, and shape into balls. Gently flatten 1 dough ball into 6-inch disk using your fingertips. Using rolling pin, roll disk into 10-inch round. Transfer dough to prepared pan and press into corners, forcing 1/4-inch lip of dough up sides of pan. Repeat with remaining dough ball.
  6. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in thin layer over entire surface of 1 dough. Using pastry brush, brush sauce over lip of dough. Sprinkle 1 cup cheese mixture evenly over pizza, including lip. Repeat with remaining dough, 1/3 cup sauce, and remaining 1 cup cheese mixture.
  7. Bake until crust is browned and cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown, 12 to 14 minutes, switching and rotating pans halfway through baking. To remove pizzas from pans, run offset spatula along top edge of pizza crust. Once loosened, slide spatula underneath pizza and slide pizza onto wire rack. Let cool for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.

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Time

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Yield

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New England Bar Pizza

Ingredients

Dough

1 ⅔ cups (8 ⅓ ounces/236 grams) all-purpose flour1 tablespoon sugar1 teaspoon instant or rapid-rise yeast⅔ cup water1 ½ teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil¾ teaspoon salt

Sauce

1 (14.5-ounce/411-gram) can diced tomatoes1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil½ teaspoon dried oregano½ teaspoon sugar¼ teaspoon salt⅛ teaspoon pepper⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Topping

4 ounces (113 grams) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)4 ounces (113 grams) whole-milk mozzarella, shredded (1 cup)1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

    DOUGH

  1. Process flour, sugar, and yeast in food processor until combined, about 3 seconds. With processor running, slowly add water; process dough until just combined and no dry flour remains, about 10 seconds. Let dough stand for 10 minutes. Add oil and salt to dough and process until dough forms satiny, sticky ball that clears sides of work bowl, 30 to 60 seconds.
  2. Transfer dough to lightly oiled counter and knead until smooth, about 1 minute. Shape dough into tight ball and place in greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until almost doubled in size, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

    3. SAUCE

  3. Process all ingredients in clean, dry food processor until smooth, about 30 seconds; set sauce aside. (Sauce can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month.)

    4. TOPPING

  4. One hour before baking, adjust oven rack to lowest position, set baking stone or steel on rack, and heat oven to 450 degrees. Combine cheddar and mozzarella in bowl. Using pastry brush, grease bottom and sides of 2 dark-colored 9-inch round cake pans with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil each.
  5. Transfer dough to lightly floured counter, divide in half, and shape into balls. Gently flatten 1 dough ball into 6-inch disk using your fingertips. Using rolling pin, roll disk into 10-inch round. Transfer dough to prepared pan and press into corners, forcing 1/4-inch lip of dough up sides of pan. Repeat with remaining dough ball.
  6. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in thin layer over entire surface of 1 dough. Using pastry brush, brush sauce over lip of dough. Sprinkle 1 cup cheese mixture evenly over pizza, including lip. Repeat with remaining dough, 1/3 cup sauce, and remaining 1 cup cheese mixture.
  7. Bake until crust is browned and cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown, 12 to 14 minutes, switching and rotating pans halfway through baking. To remove pizzas from pans, run offset spatula along top edge of pizza crust. Once loosened, slide spatula underneath pizza and slide pizza onto wire rack. Let cool for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.
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