Butternut Squash Za'

Name: Butternut Squash Za'
Ingredients: Whole Wheat Pizza Dough; 1 tablespoon Dry-active yeast; 1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar; 1 cup warm water; 1/4 cup Olive Oil; 4 cups Whole wheat flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (fine grain); Butternut Squash Sauce; 1/2 cup Celery ( chopped ); 1/2 cup carrots ( chopped ); 1 cup Red Onion ( diced ); 2 Butternut Squash (peeled, seeded, and diced); 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil; 1/2 cup Apple-cider Vinegar; 1 tablespoon Honey; 1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream; to taste Kosher Salt

17 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
1 tablespoon Dry-active yeast
1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
1 cup warm water
1/4 cup Olive Oil
4 cups Whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (fine grain)
Butternut Squash Sauce
1/2 cup Celery ( chopped )
1/2 cup carrots ( chopped )
1 cup Red Onion ( diced )
2 Butternut Squash (peeled, seeded, and diced)
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
1/2 cup Apple-cider Vinegar
1 tablespoon Honey
1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
to taste Kosher Salt

Directions

1

Stir yeast and sugar into warm water in a large bowl; set aside until liquid starts to bubble and foam, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix in oil. Add flour and salt, stirring until dough is smooth; stir in more flour as needed.
2

Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for about 5 minutes and place in a large bowl; cover bowl with a damp towel. Allow dough to rise for 20 to 30 minutes. Place dough on a pizza stone and roll out with a rolling pin. ( and if you don't have a pizza stone, get one. or just rolled the dough into whatever shape pizza you feel comfortable with.)
3

In a large sauce pan heat oil and add carrots, celery, red onion, and butternut squash and cook until caramelized.
4

Add honey. Deglaze with apple cider vinegar and while constantly stirring add the heavy cream.
5

Let simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
6

Blend ingredients together until sauce consistency. ( I prefer and immersion blender or stick blender).
7

Add salt to taste
8

I topped mine with charred Collard greens, Havarti cheese, portabello mushrooms and garnished with freshly cracked black pepper, but feel free to spice yours up any way you want.