~Caramelized onions:

4 – 5 medium yellow onions, sliced
4 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons white wine, beer, or beef or vegetable stock (to deglaze pan)
few dashes Worcestershire sauce

Heat butter and olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet or pan (I use stainless steel since it seems to help the browning process a bit).  Add sliced onions and brown sugar to the pan and stir to coat in the butter/oil.  Cook for a few minutes, until onions begin to soften, then reduce heat to medium-low.  Cook, stirring occasionally, for 45 – 60 minutes, until onions are very soft and golden brown.  Deglaze pan with wine, beer, or stock and Worcestershire sauce making sure to scrape up those yummy brown bits from the pan.  Set aside.

~Roasted sweet potatoes:

5 – 6 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
2 Tablespoons olive oil
salt & pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Toss sweet potatoes with oil and a couple good pinches of salt and pepper.  Spread out onto a large, rimmed baking sheet and roast for 30 – 35 minutes.  Remove from oven and set aside.  You may have left over sweet potatoes after topping pizza; they warm up great for a side or small lunch or toss them into a salad.

~Sage brown butter:

4 Tablespoons butter
6 sage leaves, chopped

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.  Heat until golden brown, about 3 – 5 minutes; be sure to watch the butter, because it can go from brown to burnt quickly.  Remove from heat and add sage, swirl pan to combine and set aside.

*Tip:  this sauce is amazing tossed with pasta, drizzled on cornbread, or spooned onto a baked sweet potato.

~Two-ingredient pizza dough:

1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/4 cups whole, plain yogurt or greek yogurt

Place the flour and yogurt in an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook.  Blend on medium-low speed for 5 – 7 minutes, adding more flour until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl.  Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead for a minute or two, using additional flour until it’s no longer sticky and can be rolled out.

~Pizza Assembly:

pizza dough
sage brown butter
caramelized onions
roasted sweet potatoes
fresh, cracked black pepper
6 oz. fontina cheese, grated
dried thyme and sage
balsamic syrup, optional

Preheat oven to 450 degrees and heat a pizza stone for 30 minutes.  Roll dough out to a large oval and transfer to the preheated pizza stone or an oiled baking pan.  Brush dough with the sage brown butter and bake for 8 minutes, until golden brown and slightly risen.  Remove from oven and spread dough with caramelized onions; top with sweet potatoes, cracked black pepper, and shredded cheese; and sprinkle with dried thyme and sage leaves.   Place under broiler until cheese is melted.  Garnish with more dried sage leaves and serve with balsamic syrup.  You could also serve the leftover sage brown butter for dipping the pizza crust in!  Enjoy!