Heart-Shaped Pizza with Homemade Crust
Whether it’s a dinner for two, a special lunch, or a unique breakfast, this pizza with homemade crust has you covered.
This is like a double gift for your Valentine because it’s pizza AND it’s shaped like a heart.
This pizza is made with homemade dough.
And the sauce is homemade too.
The great part about homemade pizza is that the toppings can be whatever you want them to be.
About the Dough
The dough is so easy to make, just 4 ingredients (5 if you count the water).
And it works nicely if making the pizza right after making the dough.
Or if preferred, the dough can also be made up to a day ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
A large heart, medium heart, or multiple small heart pizzas can be made with this dough.
With this homemade dough, I made…
…a small personal size breakfast pizza…
…a medium slightly bigger personal size heart-shaped vegetarian pizza and…
…a large size heart dinner-for-two pizza with a quick and easy seasoned tomato sauce topping as the base.
All of the toppings in these pizzas can be customized with your favorite ingredients.
Let’s check out the ingredients.
Dough – All-purpose flour, active dry yeast, olive oil, kosher salt and water
Dinner-for-Two-Pizza – Mozzarella cheese, thin slices of Black Forest ham, thin slices of Swiss cheese, fresh rosemary, fresh basil and grated Parmesan cheese
Sauce – Tomato sauce, canned tomatoes, granulated garlic, dried oregano leaves, dried basil, and ground black pepper
Vegetarian Pizza – Olive oil, mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes, sliced shallots, shredded zucchini and a light sprinkling of smoked paprika
Breakfast Pizza – Olive oil, scrambled eggs, mozzarella cheese, crumbled bacon, salt and ground black pepper
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
Make the Dough
Water and Yeast:
To a small bowl or pouring glass measuring cup, add warm (not lukewarm) water.
Another option is to add water to a glass measuring cup and warm it in the microwave for 35 seconds.
Add yeast to the water and…
…don’t stir until the yeast is completely dissolved.
Let the yeast and water sit until the yeast is completely dissolved (about 3 minutes).
After the yeast is completely dissolved gently stir the mixture.
Set aside.
Flour and Salt:
To a medium size mixing bowl…
…add flour…
…and…
…kosher salt.
Blend in Olive Oil:
While using a hand or stand mixer on low speed…
…slowly add in the olive oil.
If using a stand mixer; use the hook attachment.
Continue to mix until the olive oil is mixed in with the flour.
Add the Yeast Mixture:
While the mixer is mixing, slowly pour the yeast and water mixture in the mixing bowl and mix just until the dough is formed.
Transfer Dough to Floured Cutting Board:
To a medium size cutting board, add a dusting of flour and…
…transfer the dough from the mixing bowl onto the cutting board.
Cut the Dough to Size of Pizzas Desired:
Cut the dough into the amount needed for each size of pizza you would like to make.
Amount of the Total Dough to Use for
Each Pizza Size
- Large Pizza- 1/2 of the total dough (serves 2)
- Medium pizza – 1/3 of the total dough (a slightly bigger serving for 1)
- Small pizza – 1/4 of the total dough (serves 1)
MAKE THE PIZZAS
The dough can be used to make the pizzas right after making it, or the dough can be made ahead of time.
If Making the Dough Ahead of Time:
- In a separate medium size mixing bowl, lightly coat the bottom and sides with olive oil.
- Form the dough into a ball and toss it in the bowl to coat all sides of the dough with the olive oil.
- Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until needed (up to 24 hours).
Large Pizza for Two (uses 1/2 of the dough)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Oil the Pan – Drizzle olive oil on a large pizza pie pan and spread it around the pan.
Set aside.
Dust a Cutting Board with Flour – To a large cutting board, add a dusting of flour.
Shape the Dough -Put the piece of dough on the cutting board and work the dough with your hands to form a small flat circle.
Continue to work the dough until it’s about the size of a paper plate.
Then lay the dough on top of the olive oil on the pizza pan…
…and shape the dough into a large heart.
The pizza sauce, seasonings and toppings can be customized to your liking.
Pizza Sauce and Seasonings – Spread tomato sauce on the dough starting about 1 inch from the inside edge of the dough.
Leave about an inch of space around the edges for the crust.
Add the cut tomatoes (without the liquid) on top of the tomato sauce.
Top with sprinkles of granulated garlic…
…pepper…
…dried oregano…
…and dried basil.
Mozzarella Cheese and Toppings – Add a layer of shredded mozzarella, then a layer of thickly cut pieces of mozzarella.
Then tear sliced ham into medium to large size pieces and add them evenly on top of the cheese.
Tear the Swiss cheese into medium to large size pieces…
…and add them on top of the pizza.
Top with…
…fresh rosemary leaves (optional)…
…grated Parmesan cheese…
…and fresh chopped basil.
Bake and Serve – Bake in preheated oven (at 450 degrees F.) until…
…the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden brown (about 10 minutes; amount of time may vary depending on how many toppings there are).
Serve warm.
Small Breakfast Pizza and Medium Size Vegetarian Pizza
Together, these 2 sizes use 1/2 of the dough (actually 7/12’s of the dough but close enough to 1/2):
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
On a large baking sheet or 2 pizza pans, drizzle a little olive oil where the pizzas will be.
Set the pan or pans aside.
To a large cutting board, add a dusting of flour.
Put the dough on the cutting board.
Work the dough with your hands to form a small flat circle for each pizza.
Continue to work the dough until each piece is about the size of a small salad plate.
Lay the dough on top of the olive oil on the pan and shape each piece into a heart.
Drizzle a little olive oil on top of the dough (these pizzas don’t have a tomato-based sauce).
To the medium size vegetarian pizza, add pieces of fresh mozzarella cheese (sliced about 1/4 of an inch thick), sliced tomatoes, sliced shallots, and shredded zucchini.
Sprinkle a few pinches of smoked paprika on top.
To the small breakfast pizza add…
…cooked scrambled eggs, fresh mozzarella (cut in 1/8-inch-thick slices), and crumbled bacon bits.
Top with 2 dashes of salt and 3 dashes of ground black pepper.
Bake and Serve – Bake the pizzas in a preheated oven (at 450 degrees F.) until the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden brown (about 10 minutes; amount of time may vary depending on how many toppings there are).
Serve right away…
…while warm.
Serve for breakfast…
…lunch…
…dinner…
…or in between.
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Heart-Shaped Pizzas made 3-Ways with Homemade Dough
Ingredients
Pizza Dough (makes 2 large, 3 medium or 4 small pizza crusts):
- 1 teaspoon active dry or instant yeast
- 1-1/2 cup warm water
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/3 cup olive oil
Large Ham, Cheese and Herb Pizza for Two:
- 1/2 of the pizza dough
- 2 teaspoons olive oil for the pizza pan
- 1 cup tomato sauce for the sauce
- 1 cup canned cut tomatoes (strained) for the sauce; just the cut tomatoes; not the liquid
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic for the sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper for the sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano for the sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried basil for the sauce
- 4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese topping
- 4 ounces sliced (1/4 inch thick) mozzarella cheese topping
- 3 thin slices Swiss cheese topping
- 6 thin slices Black Forest deli ham topping
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary topping
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese topping
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil topping
Medium Size Vegetarian Pizza:
- 1/3 of the pizza dough
- 3 drizzles olive oil for the pizza pan
- 4 ounces sliced (1/4 inch thick) mozzarella cheese topping
- 1 medium to large size tomato, sliced topping
- 1/2 of a shallot, peeled and thinly sliced topping; or add to taste
- 1/2 of a zucchini, shredded topping
- 3 pinches smoked paprika topping; or add to taste
Small Size Breakfast Pizza:
- 1/4 of the pizza dough
- 2 cooked scrambled eggs topping
- 8 slices (1/8 inch thick) mozzarella cheese topping
- 1 tablespoon cooked bacon bits topping
- 2 dashes salt seasoning
- 3 dashes ground black pepper seasoning
Instructions
Pizza Dough:
- For the Yeast – To a small bowl or pouring glass measuring cup, add warm (not lukewarm) water (another option is to add water to a glass measuring cup and warm it in the microwave for 35 seconds).
- Add yeast to the water. Don't stir until the yeast is completely dissolved. Let the yeast and water sit until the yeast is completely dissolved (about 3 minutes).
- After the yeast is completely dissolved, gently stir the mixture. Set aside.
- Flour and Salt – In a large mixing bowl add flour and kosher salt.
- Blend in the Olive Oil – While using a hand or stand mixer on low speed, slowly add in the olive oil. If using a stand mixer; use the hook attachment. Continue to mix until the olive oil is mixed in with the flour.
- Add the Yeast Mixture – While the mixer is mixing, slowly pour the yeast and water mixture in the mixing bowl. Mix just until the dough is formed.
- Transfer Dough to Floured Cutting Board – To a medium size cutting board, add a dusting of flour. Transfer the dough from the mixing bowl to the cutting board.
- Cut the Dough to Size of Pizzas Desired – Cut the dough into the amount needed for each size of pizza you would like to make.
- The amount of dough to use depends on the size of pizza or pizzas you would like to make. See the "Notes" section following this recipe for how much dough to use for a large, medium or small pizza.
MAKE THE PIZZAS:
- The dough can be used to make the pizzas right after making it, or the dough can be made ahead of time. See the "Notes" section following this recipe for how to make this dough ahead of time.
For the Large Pizza for Two (uses 1/2 of the pizza dough):
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Drizzle olive oil on a large pizza pan and spread it around. Set aside for a moment.
- Shape the Dough – To a large cutting board, add a dusting of flour. Put a piece of dough on the cutting board and work the dough with your hands to form a small flat circle. Continue to work the dough until it’s about the size of a paper plate.
- Then lay the dough on top of the olive oil on the pizza pan and shape the dough into a large heart.
- Add the Sauce – Spread tomato sauce on the dough starting about 1 inch from the inside edge of the dough (don’t spread the sauce up to the very edge of the dough; leave about an inch of space for the crust).
- Add Cut Tomatoes and Seasonings – Add cut tomatoes (without the liquid) on top of the tomato sauce. Sprinkle granulated garlic, pepper, dried oregano and dried basil on top of the tomatoes and sauce.
- Mozzarella Cheese and Toppings – Add a layer of shredded mozzarella, then a layer of the thickly cut pieces of mozzarella. Next, tear the ham and Swiss cheese into medium to large size pieces and add them evenly on top of the pizza.
- Top with fresh rosemary leaves (optional), grated Parmesan cheese and chopped basil.
- Bake and Serve – Bake in a preheated oven (at 450 degrees F.) until the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden brown (about 10 to 12 minutes; amount of time may vary depending on how many toppings there are). Serve right away while warm.
For the Small Breakfast Pizza and the Medium Size Vegetarian Pizza:
(the small plus the medium size pizzas use 1/2 of the dough; actually in total they use 7/12’s of the dough but 1/2 is close enough)
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- On a large baking sheet or 2 pizza pans, drizzle a little olive oil where the pizzas will be. Set the pan or pans aside for a moment.
- Form the Dough – To a large cutting board, add a dusting of flour. Put the pizza dough on the cutting board and work the dough with your hands to form a small flat circle for each pizza. Continue to work the dough until each piece is about the size of a small salad plate.
- Then lay the dough on top of the olive oil on the pan and shape each piece of dough into a heart. Drizzle a little olive oil on top of the dough (These pizzas don't have a tomato-based sauce).
- To the medium size vegetarian pizza, add pieces of fresh mozzarella cheese (sliced about 1/4 of an inch thick), sliced tomatoes, sliced shallots, and shredded zucchini. Sprinkle a few pinches of smoked paprika on top.
- To the small breakfast pizza, add cooked scrambled eggs, fresh mozzarella (cut in 1/4 inch thick slices), and crumbled bacon bits. Top with 2 dashes of salt and 3 dashes of ground black pepper.
- Bake and Serve – Bake the pizzas in a preheated oven (at 450 degrees F.) until the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden brown (about 10 to 12 minutes; amount of time may vary depending on how many toppings there are). Serve right away while warm.
Video
Notes
TIPS:
- The amount of dough needed for each size of pizza:
Large pizza – 1/2 of the total dough (serves 2);
Medium pizza – 1/3 of the total dough (slightly larger serving for 1);
Small pizza – 1/4 of the total dough (serves 1). - The dough can be used to make the pizza dough right after making it, or the dough can be made ahead of time.
- If making the dough ahead of time: In a separate medium size mixing bowl, lightly coat the bottom and sides with olive oil. Form the dough into a ball and toss it in the bowl to coat all sides of the dough with the olive oil. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until needed (up to 24 hours).
This recipe was originally posted on February 8, 2012.
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Very clever and delicious! Who says that Valentine’s has to be all about chocolate? Imagine 3 meals of all savory Valentiney food-it would make for a tasty as well as unforgettable Valentine’s. Well done.
Thank you Tina.