Roasted Garlic Bianca Pizza on a Crisp Parmesan Crust

Roasted Garlic Bianca Pizza on a Crisp Parmesan Crust

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Roasted Garlic

2 heads of garlic

olive oil

salt

Cut top off of garlic heads, so bulbs are exposed. Rub with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Roast covered in a 375 F degree oven, 30-40 mins, until cloves are soft and easy to remove from the head of garlic. Remove cloves and finely chop.

White Sauce

1 cup whole milk or half and half

2 Tbs butter

2 Tbs flour

salt

cayenne pepper

roasted garlic (see directions above)

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In a small saucepan melt butter. Stir in flour and 1 to 2 mins. Pour in milk and whisk to combine. Continue whisking and add salt and cayenne pepper. Increase heat to med. , whisking continuously, until sauce is thickened. Remove from heat and add 2 Tbs roasted garlic. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.

Parmesan Crust

1 cup warm water

2 tsp. yeast

1 tsp. honey or sugar

2 Tbs olive oil

2 3/4 cup flour

1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

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In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, honey and 1 Tbs of olive oil, stirring to combine. Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 -10 mins. Add 1 1/2 cups of flour and Parmesan cheese. Mix until the batter is smooth. Continue adding flour 1/4 cup at a time until the dough is smooth, but slightly sticky. Turn the dough out and knead for 3-5 mins.

Place remaining olive oil in a large bowl. Place dough in the bowl, turning to coat with the olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place, until doubled in size - about 1 1/2 hours.

Punch down dough. Separate dough into 4-6 lumps. On a piece of parchment paper, roll out dough very thinly.

Potato layer

Thinly slice 2 large baking potatoes.

In a large pot boil potatoes until they are soft enough to pierce, but still hold their shape.

Drain potatoes.

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Pre-heat oven to 500 degrees. If you have a baking stone cook pizzas on that, otherwise place a flat cookie sheet in the oven to cook the pizzas on.

On each pizza crust spread 1 Tbs white sauce. Don't use too much or your crust won't crisp. Add a layer potatoes and top with shredded mozzarella cheese.

Cook for 10-12 mins.

Remove and slice.

With basil.

Baking in the oven on the baking stone.
Use a baking stone for best results.

With rosemary.

Everyday Pizza

I love, love, love pizza!

Homemade pizza is the best, but when I'm working I want something easy to grab and heat.

So, I buy frozen pizza, but I'm on a spending diet.

-I haven't bought groceries (excluding milk) in over 2 months!-

This is my recipe for Everyday Pizza.

Make up a bunch and freeze them or have a party and eat them all.

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Everyday Pizza

Ingredients:

1 egg

1 cup water

2 1/2 cup flour (plus 1/2 to 1 cup more - see recipe)

3/4 cup white or yellow corn meal

2 Tbs olive oil

2 tsp yeast

1 1/2 tsp salt

Add all ingredients to your mixer.

Mix together.

If you are making this in the winter you will not need to add the extra flour, because the air in your home is dry.

However, if you are making this in the summer or in humid conditions you will

need to add the extra flour.

Slowly add 1 Tbs of the extra flour until you have a moist, but cohesive ball that pulls away from the wall of the mixer bowel.

Your dough should look like this.

It will be quite sticky.

Scrape the dough from your mixer and with wet hands make the dough into a ball.

Place the dough ball into a greased bowl.

Cover the bowl and place it in a warm place.

Let it rise for 30 mins.

After it rises it will look like this.

Pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees.


With wet hands pull the dough apart into 6 separate balls.
Place the dough balls on your greased or silpat covered baking pan.
Let the dough rest for 10 mins.




With wet hands shape/flatten the dough into pizza shape.

Spread 1/4 cup pizza sauce/tomato paste into the center of each pizza.

Bake pizza crusts for 15 mins.

Remove from oven.

Now 2 choices:

A. Let cool, wrap in foil and freeze.

B. Add cheese, spices and toppings.

Return to the oven and cook an additional 15 mins.

To cook frozen Everyday Pizzas -

Add toppings and cheese (you can also add these before freezing).

Bake at 400-425 degrees for 10 -15 mins

until cheese is bubbly.

Yum!