Prosciutto and Mushroom Pizza
Prosciutto and Mushroom Pizza is an Italian-style main course with a homemade yeast dough, tomato sauce and salty prosciutto topped with earthy mushrooms. The Thermomix TM7 kneads the bread dough to a silky elastic consistency and blends the tinned tomatoes into a smooth sauce, so every element of this pizza comes together quickly in one appliance.
About this recipe
Prosciutto and Mushroom Pizza made with the Thermomix TM7 brings authentic Italian flavours to your table with remarkably little effort. If you have been searching for a homemade pizza recipe that fits a quick weeknight dinner, this one covers everything: the all-in-one kitchen machine weighs the strong bread flour, water, yeast and olive oil straight into the bowl, then kneads them into a smooth, elastic dough while you slice the mushrooms and drape the prosciutto. The tinned chopped tomatoes are blitzed with sea salt and a splash of extra virgin olive oil into a silky sauce with no lumps and no manual stirring. Because the dough develops its structure in the mixing bowl rather than by hand, your counter stays clean and the crust still bakes up crisp underneath and tender within. Serve it sliced at a casual family meal or a Friday pizza night with friends, and watch the combination of salty ham and earthy mushrooms disappear in minutes.
Preparation tips
- Let the kneaded pizza dough rest in a lightly oiled bowl until it has visibly relaxed and puffed, which makes it much easier to stretch thin without tearing when you shape the base for the prosciutto pizza.
- Drain the tinned chopped tomatoes briefly before blending the sauce so the pizza base stays crisp rather than soggy under the prosciutto and mushrooms after baking.
- Add the prosciutto only in the final minutes of baking, or even after the pizza leaves the oven, so the delicate ham keeps its silky texture instead of drying out on the hot mushrooms.
Recipe variations
- Make a vegetarian version by replacing the prosciutto with torn mozzarella and rocket dressed in extra virgin olive oil; the mushrooms become the star of the pizza and you keep the same Thermomix dough and tomato sauce.
- For a festive winter variant, top the pizza dough with roasted chestnut mushrooms, crumbled gorgonzola and a drizzle of truffle oil after baking, giving the classic prosciutto pizza a luxurious seasonal twist.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weigh the strong bread flour and water directly in the mixing bowl so your pizza dough ratios are exact every single time. [Precision Control]
- The TM7 kneads the yeast dough hands-free until silky and elastic while you prepare the prosciutto and mushroom toppings. [Hands-Free]
- The Thermomix mixes the tinned chopped tomatoes with sea salt into a smooth, lump-free pizza sauce in just a few seconds. [Multi-Function]
- Heating the olive oil gently in the bowl brings out its fruity aroma, adding depth to the tomato sauce before it touches the dough. [Multi-Function]
- Grating the parmesan finely in seconds gives the pizza an even melt over the mushrooms without buying pre-grated cheese. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- water
- sugar
- dried instant yeast
- extra virgin olive oil
- strong white bread flour
- fine sea salt
- tinned chopped tomatoes
- extra virgin olive oil
- fine sea salt
- garlic clove