Hungarian Style Pizza with Sausage and Sour Cream

This pizza places the iconic Hungarian 'holy trinity' (sausage, onion, sour cream) on Italian dough. Instead of (or alongside) tomato base, the sour cream base creams the smoky sausage fat and pepper heat. It's a modern, pizza-fied version of 'langalló' (flatbread) that warms every Hungarian heart.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 1 hr 45 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 1250 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Baking sheet
  • Knife for slicing

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1

Make dough: flour, salt, yeast, water, oil. Knead thoroughly, rise 1 hour in warm place.

Tip: For Hungarian flavors, add a pinch of caraway seeds to dough.
2

Mix sour cream with crushed garlic, a pinch of salt and pepper. This is the pizza base.

Tip: Use full-fat sour cream; watery light versions soak the dough.
3

Slice sausage into rounds, slice onion and pepper.

Tip: Cut sausage thin to crisp up.
4

Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Roll out dough.

Tip: Thicker crust stands up better to heavy toppings.
5

Spread with garlic sour cream. Top with cheese.

Tip: Cheese goes on sour cream to seal moisture.
6

Arrange sausage, onion, and pepper. Sprinkle with a little paprika for color.

Tip: Sausage fat will dye the pizza orange (Fat-soluble pigments).
7

Bake 15 minutes until edge is red and sausage cooked. Garnish with parsley.

Tip: Best fresh and hot.

Recipe FAQ

Tomato or sour cream base?
This recipe uses a sour cream base in 'langalló' style, but it's also good on tomato base if you just dollop sour cream on at the end.
What sausage should I use?
Smoked peasant sausage or Csabai. The key is paprika and smoky flavor.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 packet Active Dry Yeast
  • 1 1/4 cups Lukewarm Water
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil (or Lard)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Sour Cream (Full Fat)
  • 2 cloves Garlic (crushed)
  • 5 oz Smoked Sausage (Hungarian or Kielbasa)
  • 1 pc Bell Pepper
  • 1 pc Red Onion
  • 7 oz Mozzarella or Trappist Cheese
  • 1 tsp Paprika Powder
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Parsley