Pizza Bianca con Nutella: Nutella Pizza

Name: Pizza Bianca con Nutella: Nutella Pizza
Cook time: About 20 minutes
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 17 ounces or about 3 cups bread flour; plus more as needed (note: if you prefer a flatter; crisper crust use cake flour) 2 1/4 teaspoons; or 1/4 ounce; 1 packet active dry yeast 1 cup bottled spring or filtered tap water; plus more as needed ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil; plus more for the pan and to drizzle onto the dough 1 ½ teaspoons salt 2 to 3 tablespoons semolina flour or coarse cornmeal; for the pans 8 ounces Nutella* or other crema gianduia spread; plus more to taste

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Francine Segan | Fri, 05/12/2023 - 03:00

Nutella pizza / Photo courtesy of Francine Segan

Nutella pizza / Photo courtesy of Francine Segan

Difficulty Level

Low

Cooking Time

About 20 minutes

Cost

Low

Pizza bianca con Nutella: It's like bread and chocolate, only better!

One day in Rome while doing research for my book Dolci: Italy’s Sweets, I got the idea to interview 100 random Italians. I wanted a “man in the street” sort of viewpoint on Italian desserts. So, with clipboard in hand, I stood in front of a pastry shop popular with the locals, and asked each person in line for their 10 favorite Italian desserts.

After a rundown of the predictable favori