Polenta Pizza With Brie And Red Grapes

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons yeast
• 7/8 cup warm water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup fine-ground polenta
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, melted
• 4 ounces brie cheese, cut into thin slices
• 1 cup red flame grapes, sliced in half (or other seedless red grape)
• 1/4 cup walnut pieces, toasted
• 2 teaspoons turbinado sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine yeast with 1/4 cup warm water in medium mixing bowl and allow to set for 10 minutes.
• 2 stir in remaining water, olive oil, and salt; then mix in flour and polenta.
• 3 turn out the soft dough onto a floured work surface and knead for 7 minutes.
• 4 place the dough in a large, oiled bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 5 punch down, pat, or roll into a 10-inch circle, place on a pizza paddle, cover, and let rise for 1 hour.
• 6 preheat oven with baking stone to 450°f.
• 7 brush dough with melted butter and layer brie slices over the top.
• 8 scatter the grapes and walnuts over the brie, and then sprinkle the sugar over all.
• 9 transfer pizza to a baking stone and bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until the edges of the crust just begin to turn golden.
• 10 remove from oven; allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• 11 cut into 8 slices and serve immediately.