the Breville Test Kitchen
Meat Lovers Neapolitan-Style Pizza
Bacon, sausage and pepperoni….this one’s Carniverolicious! The Pizzaiolo smart setting delivers 3 types of heat, for a charred crisp base, leopard spot crust and toppings with a mouth-watering smoky sizzle. Wood fired style pizza in 3 minutes…that’s a lotta lovin’ indeed.

the Smart Oven® Pizzaiolo
9 hrs 30 mins total time
20 mins active time
Easy
Makes 4
Ingredients
Measurements:
For the Essential Neapolitan-Style Pizza Dough
1¼ lb bread flourplus extra for dusting
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp instant dried yeast
1½ cups (12 fl oz) cold water
Semolinato sprinkle
For the Essential Pizza Sauce
14½ oz can whole peeled tomatoes
1½ tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlicminced
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp kosher salt
Pinch crushed red pepper flakesoptional
For the pizza
14 oz bacon slicesdiced into approximately ½-inch pieces
2 cups (7 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
4 oz sliced pepperoni
12 oz sweet Italian pork and fennel sausagesremoved from the casing and shaped into ½-inch balls
½ cup (1½ oz) grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- 1To make the pizza dough, place the flour, salt and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the dough hook, mix to combine. Add the water and knead on low speed for 5 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- 2Transfer the dough to a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to proof in a warm, draft-free place for 2 hours, or until doubled in size.Tip: If you have a Breville oven with a proof function; set to 86°F and proof for 1 hour.
- 3Turn the dough onto a lightly floured countertop and divide into 4 even pieces, approximately 8½ oz each. Shape each piece into a smooth ball.
- 4Sprinkle a proofing box or deep sided container with semolina. Place the dough balls in the box, leaving 4-inches between them. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to 5 days.
- 5An hour before cooking, remove the dough from the refrigerator. Meanwhile, make the pizza sauce.
- 6To make the pizza sauce, place the tomatoes, oil, garlic, oregano, salt and crushed red pepper flakes (if using), in a large liquid measuring cup. Process with an immersion blender until smooth.
- 7About 30 minutes before the dough has finished resting, preheat the oven. Select the Wood Fired setting. Turn the Darkness dial to the Lighter setting and select 5 minutes on the Timer dial.
- 8Place the bacon in the pizza pan. Once preheated, place the pan in the oven, press the Timer dial and cook for 5 minutes, or until the bacon is lightly browned, stirring halfway through cooking. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate to cool.
- 9Sprinkle semolina on the countertop. Place one of the dough balls on the countertop. Sprinkle semolina over the dough. Keep the remaining dough covered to prevent it from drying out. Gently press out the dough working from the center into a 10-inch round, leaving a ½-inch border. Lightly sprinkle the pizza peel with semolina. Carefully transfer the dough onto the pizza peel.
- 10For each pizza, leaving a small border, spread ¼ cup of the pizza sauce evenly over the dough. Scatter with ¼ cup mozzarella, then top with a quarter each of the bacon, pepperoni and sausage meat. Finish with ¼ cup mozzarella and a quarter of the parmesan.Tip: The excess sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days. It can be used on pasta or wherever passata/tomato puree is used.
- 11Place the pizza in the oven and adjust the Timer dial to 3 minutes. Press the Timer dial and cook for 3 minutes, or until the crust is spotted brown and the cheese has melted.
- 12Transfer to a cutting board, slice and serve.