Pizza "Autumn Sun"

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g wheat flour type 405
• 5 g yeast
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 275 ml water, warm
• 12 g salt
• 30 g butter
• 3 tbsp, heaped spelt flour
• 100 ml Cremefine for cooking
• 100 ml vegetable stock
• 3 tsp, heaped curry powder
• Salt and pepper as needed
• ¼ Hokkaido pumpkin(s)
• 1 head of broccoli
• 150 g chicken breast
• ½ pack of pizza cheese

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 5 minutes

Autumnal pizza with pumpkin

Combine all the ingredients for the base in a bowl and knead thoroughly. After a few minutes, the dough should no longer stick to your fingers. If it does, add a little more flour. Then cover and let it rise at room temperature or higher while you carry out the next steps. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees Celsius (482 degrees Fahrenheit). Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the spelt flour and curry powder. Wheat flour also works, but the sauce will have a nicer color if you use spelt flour. Briefly toast it and deglaze with the stock. Add the Cremefine and bring to a boil briefly. Stir continuously with a whisk to avoid lumps. Season with salt and pepper. The sauce should be nice and thick. If it isn’t, stir in a little more flour until it reaches the desired consistency. Then set aside. Season the chicken breast to taste and fry briefly over high heat until golden brown. Then cut into small, bite-sized pieces. Cut the pumpkin into small cubes. Trim the broccoli and cut it into small florets. Now roll out the dough evenly and flat on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and lightly floured. Brush with the curry sauce. Arrange the pumpkin, broccoli, and chicken breast on top and sprinkle with pizza cheese, if desired. Tip: don’t use too much cheese. Place the baking sheet on the lowest rack in the oven. Reduce the temperature to 220 degrees Celsius and bake for 20 minutes using top and bottom heat. The small amount of yeast ensures the dough doesn’t become too thick. In my case, I could easily pick up the pieces without them bending. The specified amount is enough for one baking sheet. If you like, you can also marinate the pumpkin beforehand.