Habanero Cheddar Brat Pizza

I’ve been playing around with pizza dough for some time now. It feels like years, trust me, it does. I think I’ve found my go-to pizza dough now. I have been using my Kettle Pizza, and my pizzas are turning out fairly well. They still need work, but I’m coming close to a great dough. Regardless, use or make your favorite pizza dough.

If you do not have a Kettle Pizza, preheat your oven to 500 F with a pizza stone inside.

Toss and shape your pizza dough on your work surface. Then add the pizza sauce, just a thin amount. If you want more sauce, go for it. Top with the cheeses, and the sliced brats. Shower the top with the sliced onions.

Add the pizza to the preheated stone. I used a pizza wheel for this, lightly coated with semolina or fine cornmeal so it slides right onto the stone.

Cook in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until the crust is nice and cooked, and the cheese is nicely melted. If you are using a Kettle Pizza, well that is done in about 5 minutes (hence why I love that thing).

Slice and serve.

The result is everything you love in a pizza. Heck, I could even just go with the cheese and onion pizza, but the addition of the habanero cheddar brat just set this thing over the top. You think it might be a regular Italian sausage until you get that great heat from the habanero. It’s not too spicy—it’s just perfect and makes this pizza possibly one of my favorites.