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Roast Chestnut Pizza with Pine Nuts

Roast Chestnut Pizza with Pine Nuts is the best pizza twist! Roast chestnuts, pine nuts, mozzarella and pesto are the best ode to autumn flavours!

Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Roast Chestnut Pizza with Pine Nuts
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • Pizza dough ingredients:
  • 1 ¼ cup Manitoba or all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 Tbsp dry yeast
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 Tbsp milk
  • 1/3 cup warm water
  • Olive oil for pizza pan
  • Topping ingredients:
  • 4 Tbsp green pesto
  • 1 lb chestnuts
  • 2 cups mushrooms
  • 1 cup mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 4 peperoncini (optional)
  • Basil to garnish before serving

Instructions

  1. Combine flour, dry yeast, oil, salt, milk, and water to get a dough. If too dry, add some more warm water. Leave aside.

  2. Using small, sharp knife, cut the cross on the skin of every chestnut to prepare them for roasting.

  3. Using an old cast iron skillet, cook chestnuts in single layer for 15 – 20 minutes until skins open. Shake the skillet occasionally to turn chestnuts.

  4. Once roasted, wrap them in wet tea towel and leave to rest for 10 minutes.

  5. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.

  6. Unwrap and peel two outer layers of chestnuts.

  7. Oil 10 inches rounded pizza pan and roll out the dough to fit into the it.

  8. Spread green pesto on the top of the dough.

  9. Arrange with chestnuts, mushrooms, mozzarella, pine nuts, pepperoncini and saalt to taste, and bake for 15 – 18 minutes.

  10. Serve your chestnut pizza immediately garnished with fresh basil leaves.