Smoked Salmon And Goat Cheese Pizza Bites

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 6 ounces goat cheese
• 8 ounces smoked salmon, thinly sliced
• 2 ounces salmon roe
• 1/4 cup minced shallots or 1/4 cup green onion
• 1 sprig fresh dill, to garnish
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees f)
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 basic pizza dough:.
• 2 add 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the salt, mixing by hand until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth.
• 3 continue adding the flour, 1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until all the flour is incorporated but the dough is still slightly sticky.
• 4 turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth but still slightly tacky, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 5 oil a large mixing bowl with the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil. place the dough in the bowl and turn to oil all sides.
• 6 cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set in a warm, draft-free place until nearly doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• 7 pizza time:
• 8 remove the dough from the bowl. on a lightly floured surface, knead briefly. let rest for 10 minutes.
• 9 roll out into a rectangle, about 16 by 10 inches, and cut into six squares, about 5 inches each. lightly brush each square with olive oil, leaving a 1/4-inch border.
• 10 bake until starting to turn light golden brown, about 6 minutes.
• 11 evenly cover each square with goat cheese and return to the oven until the crust is golden brown and slightly crisp and the cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.
• 12 remove from the oven and let cool slightly. cut each square in half diagonally.
• 13 arrange smoked salmon on each pieces and top with a dollop of salmon roe. sprinkle with shallots, garnish with a small sprig of dill, and serve immediately.