Ingredients used (medium-sized pizza, serves 3-4):
Crust
1 cup warm water
2 tbsp olive oil
0.5 tsp salt
3 cups flour
1.5 tbsp yeast
Sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp flour
1.25 cups warm milk
Salt and white pepper to taste
Toppings (approximate amounts)
1 tbsp olive oil
0.5 lb grilled chicken breast
8 strips of bacon
1 potato
2 cups chopped broccoli
0.3 lb shredded mozzarella cheese
It took a lot longer to prepare than I expected. I used leftover grilled chicken from the previous night, and that saved a fair amount of time (and added plenty of flavor). The sauce, though, took a good 20 minutes to make, and the bacon and potatoes took another 20 minutes or so. The pizza turned out to be reasonably tasty, despite taking so long. Having grilled chicken worked really well, as did frying the potatoes in the bacon grease. Unfortunately, this is a pizza that really wants a commercial oven. Much of the flavor in the Yia Yia's incarnation comes from cooking it in a very hot oven for only a few minutes, getting some Maillard reactions going in the crust.
Next time, I'll make a few changes. I want to stretch the crust a little thinner, use a more complex white sauce with onion, bay leaf, and clove, and use less broccoli and more cheese in the toppings. Additionally, I'll start the sauce and the bacon at the same time to keep preparation from taking quite so long.
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