CanadianHawaiian pizza
Hawaiian pizza: ham and pineapple pizza, invented in Chatham, Ontario, in 1962
Hawaiian pizza is not from Hawaii at all: it was invented in 1962 at a restaurant in Chatham, Ontario, by a Greek-Canadian cook who tried tinned pineapple on a pizza, and it is still one of Canada's most ordered pizzas for Friday nights and parties. It contains pork: cooked ham with sweet, juicy pineapple chunks over tomato sauce and mozzarella on a chewy homemade crust. The common mistake is piling on wet pineapple straight from the tin: the juice floods the base and it bakes soggy. Drain the pineapple and pat it dry, and use a very hot oven. The pizza is ready when the crust is browned and crisp underneath and the cheese is bubbling with golden patches. Chef's tip: roast the drained pineapple pieces for 10 minutes before topping; they caramelise at the edges and stop releasing juice into the pizza.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Serves
- 4
- Per serving
- 600 kcal
Ingredients
For the dough
- 14 oz strong white bread flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 tbsp olive oil
For the topping
- ¾ cup passata
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 9 oz mozzarellagrated low-moisture
- 5 ½ oz cooked hamtorn
- 7 oz pineapple chunksdrained and patted dry
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix 14 oz strong white bread flour, ¼ oz fast-action dried yeast, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar, then add 1 cup warm water and 2 tbsp olive oil and knead for 8 minutes until smooth. Cover and leave for 1 hour until doubled.
8 minStep 2: Heat the oven to its highest setting, 475°F if possible, with two baking trays or a pizza stone inside. Roast 7 oz pineapple chunks on a lined tray for 10 minutes until the edges colour.
10 minStep 3: Halve the dough and stretch each piece into a 30 cm round on floured baking paper, leaving the edges slightly thicker.
Step 4: Mix ¾ cup passata with 1 tsp dried oregano and spread thinly over the bases. Scatter with 9 oz mozzarella, 5 ½ oz cooked ham and the pineapple.
Step 5: Slide the pizzas on their paper onto the hot trays and bake for 10–12 minutes, until the crust is golden and crisp underneath and the cheese bubbles.
12 minStep 6: Cool for 2 minutes, then slice and serve. The ham is already cooked; you only need it piping hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 600 kcal
- Protein
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 82 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does hawaiian pizza take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of strong white bread flour?
- Plain flour, same amount (the dough will be softer and rise a little less).
- What can I use instead of fast-action dried yeast?
- Fresh yeast, three times the weight.
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