Your sweetheart will be tickled pink at this savory rosemary-crust pizza, sprinkled with all their best-loved toppings. Simply shape the homemade dough into a heart for a Valentine’s Day pizza that’s made with love.

Ingredients

• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
• 1-1/4 cups warm water
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 ripe tomatoes, sliced
• 1 zucchini, sliced
• 15 slices vegetarian pepperoni
• 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives

Method

• Place bread flour, yeast, water, and 2 tablespoons olive oil into the bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
  
• Select the Dough setting. Press Start. When the dough is finished, knead rosemary into the dough.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Divide the dough into three portions.
  
• Shape each piece into a heart shape about 1/2 inch thick.
  
• Brush with remaining olive oil, and spread a thin layer of pizza sauce on each pizza.
  
• Sprinkle cheese over pizza sauce, and arrange tomatoes, zucchini, pepperoni, and sliced olives on top.
• Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese has melted and crust is browned.

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