Sweet Potato Kale Pizza with Rosemary and Red Onion

I've never made a pizza before, from scratch.  This pizza recipe I got from Pinterest.  It is by far the BEST pizza I have ever eaten.  It tastes like it is straight from a specialty pizza shop.  I even made the dough myself!  The dough recipe is from my friends Erica Whalen and Luke Busta.

Image by Jason Hedlund

Pizza Dough (makes two pizza crusts)
Ingredients:
1.25 cups warm water
2.25 tsp yeast
0.5 tsp sugar
2.5 cups all-purpose flour
0.5 cup whole wheat flour
1.5 tsp salt
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp honey (not raw)

Directions:
1.  Mix warm water, yeast, and sugar in a large bowl and let stand 10 minutes, allow to foam.
2.  Mix flours and salt.
3.  Once foamy, to the wet bowl add olive oil and honey. Mix together a bit.
4.  Add dry ingredients 1 cup at a time, and stir (one direction only) into the wet bowl.  Stir thoroughly, add next cup and repeat.
5.  Once dough is manageable, transfer to well floured surface and knead, German-style, and continue to add flour.  Stretch but don't tear the dough, knead until tacky.
6.  Form the dough into a ball and roll it in a lightly oiled bowl.  Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 90 minutes.
7.  "Punch down" and divide in two balls.  Put one ball in a plastic bag in the frig for a different pizza.

Pizza:
Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato, thinly sliced, about 1/4 inch thick
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
salt and pepper, for seasoning potatoes and onions
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups chopped kale
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp, freshly chopped rosemary

Directions:
1.  Preheat the oven to 400F.  Toss sweet potatoes and red onions with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.  Place on baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender.
2.  Remove from oven and let cool while you prepare the pizza dough.
3.  Turn the oven to 500F or as high as your oven will go.  If you have a pizza stone, place in the oven to get hot.  On a lightly floured surface (or pizza peel) push out or stretch the dough in a circular motion.  Don't force it down!  Dough takes coaxing and caressing....love the dough.
4.  In a small bowl toss the kale with balsamic vinegar.  Lightly brush the dough with remaining 1 Tbsp of olive oil.  Top the pizza with mozzarella cheese, sweet potatoes, kale, red onion and fresh rosemary (we used dried).
5.  Using the peel, slide the pizza on top of the pizza stone and bake for 10-15 minutes until pizza crust is golden and cheese is melted.  Remove from oven and let cool a few minutes before eating.  ENJOY!

Jason and Beth's Rating: 9/10!

Nutrition:
441 calories
19g fat (7g saturated)
17mg cholesterol
1000mg sodium
50g carbohydrates
3g fiber
8g sugar
14g protein