Why You Should Put Potatoes on Your Pizza

Plus bacon, cheddar, and sour cream. [logo]( [hero]( David Tamarkin Editorial Director Welcome back to Pan Pizza Month! One of the selling points of the recipe we're focusing on this month, Pick-Your-Pan Pizza, is right there in the name: you can fit this dough into a variety of pans and always get a stunning result. If you use a [9 " x 13"]( or a [Detroit-Style Pizza Pan](, you get impressively tall slices. But for a shorter, snappier profile, a [13 " x 18" baking sheet]( is the move — it gets you a big, crowd-feeding pizza with a golden, crispy crust. That crispy crust is crucial to offset what is one of the world's best pizza toppings: soft, cheesy potatoes. Yes, you read that right, this week's pan pizza is a carb-on-carb situation. Here's how to pull it off perfectly. This week's assignment Experiment with a crispier pan pizza, using the Loaded Baked Potato Pizza as your guide. [Get the Recipe]( [hero]( 1. Make a strong dough, then let it rest King Arthur Bread Flour gives this pizza its phenomenal chew and the strength to hold up a pound (!) of potatoes. The dough is so strong, in fact, that it may resist and spring back a little when you go to push it into the corners of the 13" x 18" baking sheet. Giving it a 30-minute rest is key: it lets the dough relax, after which it will fit snugly into all four corners of the pan. [Get Yours]( [hero]( 2. Soak your spuds Two things will ensure the potatoes on this pie cook fully. First, cut them as thinly as you can (if you have a mandoline, now is the time to use it). Second, soak the sliced potatoes in salty water for 30 minutes and up to two hours (or more, if you stick them in the fridge). Soaking both seasons and softens the potatoes, so they come out of the oven tender and perfectly salted. [hero]( 3. Do a sour cream drizzle This pizza is topped not only with potatoes but also with bacon and cheddar cheese. To complete the loaded potato effect, I reasoned, it needed a drizzle of sour cream. But then I feared I'd lost my mind. Who would want to eat something so rich, so over-the-top, so extra? Then I tried it. I wouldn't put sour cream on any other pizza, but here it's just too perfect with the potatoes to skip. And believe it or not, the acidity in the sour cream makes the pizza taste lighter, not heavier. Who knew? Enjoy your carbfest! (But trust me, you'll want something non-carby, like our [Classic Crème Brûlée](, for dessert.) Until next time, David This just in Neapolitan-style Gluten-Free ‘00’ Pizza Flour [Buy now]( Pizza Perfection Make your favorite style at home, anytime [Shop Pizza]( [Join sms]( [Text JOIN to 27820 for Updates]( [Appliances shipping]( [Free Shipping on appliances]( [Bakers Rewards]( [Join Baker's Rewards & Earn Points]( [Shop ›]( [Recipes ›]( [Learn ›]( [Blog ›]( [Rewards ›]( Connect with us [ftsocial_facebook]( [ftsocial_instagram]( [ftsocial_pinterest]( [ftsocial_twitter]( [ftsocial_youtube]( customercare@kingarthurbaking.com Call toll-free: 800.827.6836 58 Billings Farm Road, White River Junction, VT 05001 By subscribing to King Arthur text messaging, you consent to receive recurring autodialed marketing text messages to the mobile number used at opt-in. Consent is not a condition of purchase. Message frequency may vary. Message & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help or STOP to 27820 to opt out. See [Terms]( & [Privacy](. You are receiving this because you signed up for King Arthur emails. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. View this email as a [web page](. [Preferences]( [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy](