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Not-Your-Typical Meat Pizza 

I started with a light soft dough, topped it with pizza sauce, then added cubes of turkey pastrami and shredded sweet potato in lieu of cheese. The sweet and piquant drizzle is the perfect balance of flavor for the turkey. It’s not your typical pizza, but you’re going to love it. Can be used as an appetizer or side. 

YIELDS 20 MINI PIZZAS DOUGH

• 1 cup warm water (or 1 cup slightly warmed apple juice)
• 2¹⁄₂ tsp dry yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2¹⁄₂–3 cups flour (I used whole wheat pastry)
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• ¹⁄₂ tsp dough enhancer (optional)

TOPPINGS

• ¹⁄₂ cup marinara sauce
• 1 heaping Tbsp mayonnaise (low fat is fine)
• 6 slices turkey pastrami
• 1–2 medium sweet potatoes, shredded
• 2 tsp olive oil
• pinch salt

GLAZE

• ¹⁄₄ cup sweet chili sauce
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• pinch salt
• 1¹⁄₂ scant Tbsp honey

To make the dough: Pour warm water or juice into the bowl of a mixer. Add yeast and sugar and let it proof. Add the remaining dough ingredients in the order listed. Mix until a soft dough is formed, and continue beating for 5 minutes. (This can be done by hand too.)

At this point you have three options:

1) Place the dough in freezer, well wrapped, until ready to use, then defrost fully before using.

2) Form the dough into small discs and freeze on a tray. Once frozen, place in a bag, then defrost when ready to use.