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Happy first day of October!!
I think it is safe to say that I am pretty into fall. Lucky for us, for every season there are multiple pizzas to accompany it. Pizza is just that kind of food, an all the time, every season, kind of meal. It’s adaptable, and can be topped in more ways than I can count.
Plus, pizza cures all. Like when your mother tells you that she thinks it would be best if she worked as the General Contractor on your new home. Meaning – my mom is now overseeing everything that is going on down at the barn…
Oh yeah, did I forget to tell you guys this?
It’s probably because it freaks the heck out of me and I just do not want to admit it yet. To you, to me, to anyone.
Well, it is true, my amazing, and apparently super multi talented, mother became the general contractor a few weeks ago. At first I pretty much freaked because I mean, she knows not a thing about how to do a remodel like this or how to build a thing. But now I am ok with it. She works way harder than anyone (especially our previous contractor), so I have to trust that she’ll get it done on time. Although, I did just hear that something got pushed back a week.
Oh no. I need more pizza. This barn is going to drive me insane. Who would have thought that remodeling a small barn to be a home would be such a process. Not me. The whole Thanksgiving deadline that is pretty important that we meet? Yeah, well that has now become the first week of December and to be totally honest that will SO be pushing it. Send help. No literally, if you know good workers please send them because they seem to be a little hard to come by up in my mountain town. I think everybody is just too excited about the snow or something.
Anyway, my point is that pizza makes all the stress better. Especially when it’s a fall pizza. I think fall pizzas may just be my favorite. Actually, butternut squash is my favorite and I think that you will quickly realize this over the coming weeks. So many squash recipes flying through my head.
This pizza is all things fall, but not in an overpowering way, where you are like, “eew, this just tastes like a fall candle… and not a good one”. I have actually had that response once, not fun.
Over the years, I have made a lot of fall inspired pizzas and they all seem to have a sweet and spicy theme to them. I’m pretty sure it is because my family loves spicy… and I love the combos of sweet and spicy… plus heavy on the cheesy!
That is this Butternut Squash Pizza. It’s got a spicy oil based sauce, savory cider caramelized onions, super thin slices of apple for sweetness, tons of sharp cheddar, blue cheese, roasted butternut and bacon (of course feel free to lose the bacon and keep this a vegetarian pizza if needed) to tie it all together. What could you not like about these flavors? So flippin delicious.
Really though, look at all that gooey, melty cheese.
Maybe it is the cheese that cures all actually? Not sure, but whatever, it’s good stuff. And on a Wednesday when you just need a way to get over that hump!
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Leaning tower of cheesy pizza awesomeness right there. Dig in.
cider caramelized onions! you’re a damn genius.
🙂
Thank you!
Yum! Is the honey in the pizza dough mandatory?
Yeast must be fed, and it’s diet is sugar, so you must use a sweetener. Artificial sweeteners do not work, so sugar, honey, maple syrup etc. will work. Raw sugar could be a fairly healthy sub, but because the yeast eats almost all of the sweetener during the rising phase, it shouldn’t be a problem for a diabetic and won’t make it taste sweet.
Mmm yes! Fall pizzas are the best pizzas, and sweet + spicy is tied for best flavor combo with salty + sweet.
This looks FANTASTIC, Tieghan! I’m totally drooling 😛
Thanks Rachael!
When I read the title I thought Ho Hum. But you sure turned me around for making
BIG assumptions. What a fabulous recipe. I love pizza pretty much as long as its not
conventional. So many wonderful combos yet people persist in ordering pepperoni many times. This is a great example of what really can be done creatively with a pizza!
Awe, thank you!! I am so happy you could change your mind about this recipe. Hope you get to make it and yes, I agree pizza should not just be cheese and pepperoni!
Pizza does cure all. Oh my, do I love this pizza. I can’t get enough butternut during the fall season. Pinned.
Thanks so much! Have a great weekend!
This pizza is literally fall – I love it!!
Thank Milli!
This pizza is beyond. Beyond what? I don’t know. I guess beyond everything. 🙂
Haha! Thank you!
Oh man, this looks incredible! The perfect fall pizza indeed. 🙂 I am sure your mom will make an awesome general contractor!
Thank you and she is doing awesome! 🙂
Sorry you are having contractor problems – I wouldn’t have a clue on where to begin – hope your Mom can get everything in line!
And I’ve told you this before, but I love your extremely long recipe titles! 😀
She is doing great!!
Thank you so much and I am so happy you like my tittles! 🙂
This is one beautiful pizza, so creative. And your pics blow me away every time!
Thank you so much, Matt!! SO excited you like my pics!
Butternut squash pizza is on my must-make list and I can’t wait to try this!!
Thank you so much, Laura!
Wow, this looks beyond amazing! I have a feeling that after I try this, I’m going to want to put cider caramelized onions on evvvvverything. Brilliant!
haha, yes caramelized onions on everything!! Thanks!
This pizza + all the fall things…..love it so much!! Butternut squash and caramelized onions are always such a great combo together!
Thanks Kelli! Hope you are having a great weekend!
I love butternut squash roasted with sage…these pizza is fall in a slice…can’t wait to make it..Your mom did an excellent job raising you and your siblings…a barn remodel will be a no-brainer for her…You’re in good hands!!!
I know, isn’t so good! 🙂
Thanks Lisa and my mom is doing great!
This looks delicious! I love it!
Thank you!