Shrimp Scampi Pizza

Roxygirl in Colorado's Note:

I love a good garlicky pizza! I love that this has the sauce poured on top before baking. It really keeps the shrimp from drying out and enhances the garlic flavor.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

Pizza Dough

• 1 package dry yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 4 1/2 cups unbleached flour

Topping

• 3 cloves whole unpeeled garlic
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/3 cup grated romano cheese
• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1 tablespoon dried parsley

Directions:

1. For dough:.
2. Dissolve yeast and sugar in water and let stand 10 minutes.
3. Add oil and salt.
4. With dough hook mix onlow, adding flour slowly until sot ball forms.
5. Knead with machine for 3-4 minutes.
6. Knead by hand on lightly floured surface to a smooth ball.
7. Place dough in a greased bowl (use olive oil).
8. Cover and let stand until almost doubled.
9. While dough is rising, place garlic on a baking sheet, and drizzle 1 tablespoon oil on each bulb.
10. Roast at 375 degree oven until entire bulb is soft (20 minutes).
11. Let cool.
12. Remove cloves from the husks.
13. Mash garlic into a paste.
14. Punch down the the dough.
15. Stretch to fit a well-oiled 15 inch round deep pizza pan.
16. Let rise 30 minutes.
17. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
18. Brush pizza with olive oil.
19. Spread with garlci paste and sprinkle with grated cheese.
20. Bake 20 minutes.
21. Remove from oven.
22. While dough is cooking, heat 2 tablespoons oil in frying pan.
23. Add shrimp and cook 2 minutes.
24. Remove shrimp.
25. Add garlic and pepper to pan and cook 30 seconds.
26. Add wine.
27. Simmer until wine is reduced to about 1 tablespoon.
28. Remove from heat.
29. Whisk in butter 1 tablespoon at a time.
30. Add parsley.
31. Arrange shrimp on top of pizza.
32. Pour sauce over shrimp.
33. Bake 10-15 minutes, until bottom is light brown.
34. Let it set for 5 minutes before cutting.

Reviews

[rosslare]

Scrumptious!

[pete g]

i made this for my wife and 20 year old daughter.they swooned!!! very good and garlicky, also very simple. thanks...

[Recipe Reader]

This is such a great idea! Love it! Thanks so much Roxygirl. I will be making this again.