Sweet pizza with pine nuts and candied fruits
8 servings
90 minutes
Sweet pizza with pine nuts and candied fruits is a refined dessert from sunny Italy, where baking traditions intertwine with culinary art. Its base is soft dough with a delicate texture, thanks to the combination of butter, egg yolks, and airy egg whites. Fresh lemon zest and yeast add a special zest that creates lightness and aroma. The filling consists of a mix of pine nuts, raisins, and candied fruits that reveal their sweet, rich flavor when baked. Each serving is a harmony of crispy crust and soft center dusted with powdered sugar. This pizza is perfect for cozy evenings and festive gatherings, bringing the warmth of Mediterranean traditions in every bite.
1
In a clay bowl, beat the butter until creamy, add the egg yolk and continue beating until the yolk mixes with the butter, then add another yolk, and so on up to 5 yolks.
- Butter: 200 g
- Chicken egg: 5 piece
2
Add powdered sugar, yeast diluted in a small amount of warm water, salt, and well-sifted flour to the homogeneous mass. Knead for 5 minutes, then add 5 well-beaten egg whites, add lemon zest, and mix everything thoroughly.
- Powdered sugar: 150 g
- Fresh yeast: 20 g
- Salt: to taste
- Wheat flour: 500 g
- Chicken egg: 5 piece
- Lemon zest: 2 tablespoons
3
Place the prepared mixture in a buttered and floured mold, and bake in a moderate oven (180°C) for about 40 minutes.
- Butter: 200 g
- Wheat flour: 500 g
4
After 25 minutes, open the oven and quickly place pine nuts, raisins, and candied fruits on the surface of the pizza to avoid losing heat. Close the oven again. Sprinkle the finished pizza with powdered sugar.
- Pine nuts: 100 g
- Raisin: 50 g
- Candied fruit: 100 g
- Powdered sugar: 150 g