White Pizza

Pizza

Makes 2 pizzas

Make dough.

Basic Pizza Dough

Basic, versatile pizza dough.

  • Olive oil, 20 g
  • Salt, 10 g
  • Honey, 10 g
  • Yeast, 2 g
  • Water, 320 g
  • Flour (all-purpose), 500 g

In large bowl, whisk together all ingredients except flour. Adjust yeast based on time available and ambient temperature.

Whisk in half the flour. Stir in remaining flour and mix until a shaggy dough forms. Optionally, cover and let rest for a few minutes.

Knead thoroughly until smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl. Portion dough as desired and form each portion into a neat ball. Cover and let rise.

Make poached garlic.

  • Garlic, 30 g
  • Olive oil, 60 g
  • Salt
  • Black pepper

Peel garlic, remove green germ in center, and lightly crush.

Combine garlic and olive oil in narrow oven-safe jar. Oil should cover garlic.

Bake in 135ºC (275ºF) oven for one hour.

Allow to cool, then mash garlic and season to taste.

Prep cheese.

  • Ricotta, 150 g
  • Parmesan, 15 g
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Mozzarella (low-moisture), 200 g Shred.
  • Olive oil

Stir together ricotta and parmesan; season to taste.

Top each base with garlic-oil mixture and use low-moisture mozz instead of fresh. Add dollops of ricotta mixture to taste.