Sausage Gravy Pizza

Sausage Gravy Pizza

Sausage Gravy

1 lb. ground sausage
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cups no or low sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 tsp. pepper
    In a cast iron pan or frying pan cook the sausage.  Add the flour and stir to coat, continue to cook for 1 minute.  Next add the chicken broth and heavy cream.  Stir and cook over medium heat until the gravy thickens.  Add the pepper.

Pizza dough
1 1/2 cups very warm water
1 Tbsp. yeast
1 Tbsp. sugar
3 1/2 cups flour, divided
1 tsp. salt
   In a mixing bow,l add the sugar and yeast and water. Set aside for 5 minutes to allow the yeast to bloom.  In another bowl add 2 1/2 cups of flour and the salt and stir together.  Reserve the last cup of our for later.  After the yeast has bloomed, add the flour and salt mixture and combine on low-medium speed with the dough hook.  When the flour is incorporated add the reserved cup and let it knead for 5 minutes.  Turn the dough out onto your rolling surface or pastry mat and cover with plastic wrap sprayed with non-stick spray.  Let the dough rest and rise for 10 minutes. This recipe makes two 10 round pizzas.

Cut the dough in half.  Sprinkle a Tbsp. of cornmeal onto your cast iron griddle or pizza pan to keep the dough from sticking.  Place the dough on the pan and stretch it out to the sides.  Spoon sausage gravy on to cover the dough leaving a one inch edge.  Add cheese on top of the gravy and bake at 400 degrees for approximately 25 minutes.  Remove from oven and add fried eggs onto each slice, if desired.