White Pizza Recipe
With a quick and easy homemade dough. Drizzled with olive oil and layered with garlic herb ricotta cheese then topped with melty mozzarella and provolone cheese.
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Servings: 16 slices
Equipment
- large bowl
- small bowl
- pizza stone or pan
- Pizza Cutter
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- 1 pkg (2¼ tsp) active dry yeast
- 1 tsp honey or sugar
- 1 cup hot water approximately 110°F
- 1 tbsp olive or avocado oil
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
White Sauce
- 1½ cups ricotta cheese
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ tsp thyme
- ¼ tsp basil
- ¼ tsp oregano
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 16 ounces mozzarella and provelone cheese grated
- fresh basil and red pepper flakes garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven 450°-500°F.If using a pizza stone, preheat the stone then lightly flour sureface before placing the dough on top. For a pizza pan, lightly flour the surface.
- In a large bowl, combine yeast, honey, and water. Let stand 5 minutes or until it bubbles.Add flour and salt, stir with a wooden spoon. Form the dough into a ball. Drizzle 1 tbsp oil on top of the dough. Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm location for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine ricotta, garlic, thyme, basil, oregano, and black pepper. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough a couple of times. Cut the dough in half making two equal dough balls. Or cut into fourths to make individual pizzas. Roll/and or stretch the dough out thin to form two pizzas. Roll the edges to form a crust if desired.Place dough on a lightly floured pizza pan, cookie sheet, or preheated lightly floured pizza stone.
- Drizzle 1 tbsp of oil onto each pizza and spread it out onto the dough. Spread ½ of the ricotta mixture onto each pizza. Sprinkle pizzas with shredded cheese. Top with fresh basil if desired.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until the cheese and crust golden and cooked. For individual pizzas cook 8-10 minutes until golden. Cut each pizza into 8 slices using a pizza cutter and serve topped with fresh basil and red pepper flakes.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.