Pink Beet Pizza Dough, Barbie-Inspired!

Preheat your oven to 400 F.

Scrub the beet to remove any dirt then cut off the tops and bottom and peel the beet.

Place the peeled beet onto a square of aluminum foil, top with olive oil, salt and pepper. Pinch and seal the foil around the beet then place the parcel onto a large sheet tray. Place the sheet tray with beet into the oven and roast for 40-50 minutes until very tender.

Place the roasted beet into the bowl of a food processor with 1/4 cup water. Puree until mixture is smooth.

In the bowl of a stand mixer add 1 cup of warm water, sugar and yeast. Allow the yeast to bloom for 5 minutes.

Next, add the salt, flour and beet puree. Mix on low to incorporate all the ingredients, then increase the speed to medium. Add additional flour as needed to form a soft and spongy dough. Cover the bowl and allow dough to rise for 1 hour.

Get ready to roll and cook the dough! Preheat your oven to 475 F. Sprinkle cornmeal onto your pizza stone or sheet tray. Set aside.

Flour a countertop or large board to roll out the dough. If using a round pizza stone, divide the dough into 2 and using a rolling pin, roll out each portion into a circle. If using a large sheet tray use the entire dough and roll into rectangle shape.
To roll the dough, flour the rolling pin, start at the center of the dough and roll outwards, continue rolling around the dough until you have made your circle or rectangle. Place on your pizza stone or sheet tray.

Place your pan into the oven and par bake for 8 minutes. Then your pizza crust is done!