Two Fabulous Pizza Recipes

Pizza Margherita

Prosciutto/Cream Fraiche/Caramelized Onions

Pizza Margherita

Ingredients

-1 12-inch round of pizza dough, stretched (see recipe)

-1/4 cup marinara sauce

-1/8 cup extra-virgin olive oil

-1 teaspoon fresh herbs

-1 clove crushed garlic

-2¾ounces fresh mozzarella

-5 to 6 fresh basil leaves, roughly torn

Method

  • Place olive oil, garlic and fresh herbs in a small bowl and set aside

  • Once your dough is shaped and on your peel or a parchment lined baking sheet, lightly brush the dough with the infused olive oil

  • Put the sauce in the center of the dough and use the back of a spoon to spread it evenly across the surface, stopping approximately ½ inch from the edges.

  • Break the cheese into large pieces and place these gently on the sauce.

  • Bake until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling, approximately 15-20 (maybe less depending on your oven)

  • Sprinkle the fresh basil leaves over the pizza, cut and serve

Prosciutto with Creme Fraiche and Caramelized Onions

Ingredients

-1 12-inch round of pizza dough, stretched (see recipe)

-1/8 extra-virgin olive oil plus 6 tablespoons

-1 teaspoon fresh herbs

-1 clove crushed garlic1 sweet onion thinly sliced

-1cup assorted wild mushrooms

-prosciutto

-1/4 cup creme fraiche

1 cup grated gruyere

Method

  • Place olive oil, garlic and fresh herbs in a small bowl and set aside

  • Once your dough is shaped and on your peel or a parchment lined baking sheet, lightly brush the dough with the infused olive oil

  • In the mean time, over very low heat gently caramelize the onions in the 3 tablespoons of olive oil. This should take about 30 minutes, stirring often until they are lightly golden.

  • In a separate pan, over low heat, sauté the mushrooms in 3 tablespoons olive oil until there is no moisture and they are slightly crispy

  • Gently spread the creme fraiche over the dough. Add the onions and mushrooms, the prosciutto, then the gruyere.

  • Bake in a 450 degree oven for about 25 minutes. Watch closely as over temps tend to vary.


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