Double Cheese Pizza Bites

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 3/4-3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) packet fast rise yeast
• 1 cup very warm water (120 f to 130 f)
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 4 ounces fontina cheese, shredded (1 cup)
• 3 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 12 kalamata olives, pitted and cut into slivers
• fresh oregano leaves

Recipe

• 1 mix 1 cup flour, sugar, and yeast in bowl. stir in the water and oil until blended. pulse 1 3/4 cups flour and salt in food processor to mix. add yeast mixture and pulse until blended. with motor running, add remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft dough forms (you will need to process about 2 minutes). dough is ready when it comes together in a ball.
• 2 dust work surface lightly with flour. turn out dough and knead until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls in your hands. then flatten into 3-inch rounds. cover with clean kitchen towel; let rest 10 minutes.
• 3 preheat oven to 450°f line two baking sheets with parchment paper. divide dough into 4 pieces. wrap 3 in plastic; refrigerate. cut remaining dough into 12 equal pieces; shape each into 1 1/2-inch ball. arrange on baking sheets; flatten into 3-inch rounds. lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray.
• 4 cut tomatoes into thin slices, then fan out slices. top each pizza with 2 or 3 slices. sprinkle with 1 teaspoon fontina, a little parmesan, plus a few olive slivers and oregano leaves. bake until bubbly and crust is golden, about 10 minutes. repeat with remaining dough.
• 5 cook’s clue:.
• 6 to keep dough from sticking to the food processor, lightly coat the inside of the bowl with nonstick cooking spray.