Pizza With Prosciutto Spinach Truffle Oil And Egg Food

ARUGULA-PROSCIUTTO PIZZA

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Place a pizza stone or upside-down baking sheet on the rack and preheat to 450 ̊ F. Roll out the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch round. Transfer to a cornmeal-dusted pizza peel or another upside-down baking sheet; slide the dough onto the hot stone or baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small bowl with the garlic, rosemary, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove the crust from the oven, brush with the olive oil mixture and top with the ricotta and mozzarella. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese is golden and bubbly, about 6 more minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss the arugula and shallot in a large bowl with the lemon juice, remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Top the pizza with the arugula salad, prosciutto and shaved Parmesan.

EGG, HAM AND SPINACH PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place the pizza shell on a cookie sheet. Scatter spinach all over crust. Drizzle with oil. Evenly distribute prosciutto, Parmesan and garlic on top of spinach. Crack eggs onto pizza, roughly positioning 1 yolk on each pizza quarter. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until spinach is wilted and egg whites are just fully cooked. Cut into 4 large slices.

ROBIOLA WHITE TRUFFLE PIZZA

Steps:

• In small bowl, stir together yeast, oil, sugar, and about 3 tablespoons water until smooth. Stir in remaining water. In large bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with dough hook whisk together 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, and salt. With mixer on low speed stir in yeast mixture and blend until mixture forms dough. With mixer on medium speed knead dough, adding enough of remaining 1 cup flour as necessary to prevent dough from sticking, until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Put dough in an oiled deep bowl and turn to coat with oil. Let dough rise, loosely covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk, and punch down. Divide dough into 6 balls. On a lightly floured surface roll out each ball of dough into a 9 1/2-inch round and stack, lightly floured, between sheets of parchment paper. Dough may be made 8 hours ahead and chilled, tightly wrapped in plastic wrap. Preheat oven to 550 degrees F. Spread 1 cup robiola on each round of dough, leaving a 1/2 inch border around the edge. Place another piece of thin, rolled out dough on top. Dock pizza all over so cheese can ooze through. Sprinkle 1-tablespoon semolina on each of 2 baking sheets and transfer 1 pizza to each. Bake in batches in lower third of oven 10 minutes, or until crust is crisp and golden. Transfer pizzas to plates and drizzle each with 1-tablespoon truffle oil and shaved truffles. Top and bake remaining pizzas in the same manner.

WHITE PIZZA WITH PROSCIUTTO AND DATES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Place the pizza stone on the top rack of the oven. Slice the dates into 1/4" pieces. Set aside. Slice the prosciutto into 1/4" ribbons. Set aside. Slice the radicchio into 1/4" pieces. Set aside. Pull the leaves from the bunch of basil, slice, and add to the radicchio. Toss gently to combine.
• If using store-bought pizza dough (For directions on making Chef Dan Kluger's pizza dough, see below.): Remove the pizza dough from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for 2 hours to soften and temper. Gently stretch and pull the pizza dough on your fingertips into a 12 to 14" circle. Dust the pizza peel with a pinch of flour, and lay the dough on the peel.For the pizza dough (yields 6, 12" pizzas): In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix yeast, olive oil, salt, sugar, and water until combined. Add flour and using a dough hook attachment, mix until the dough comes together. Take dough out of the mixer and place in a container that has been greased with olive oil and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Leave at room temperature for at least 12 hours. Remove the dough from the container and separate into 7-ounce portions. Lightly fold and roll into loose balls. Place in floured containers, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Dollop the ricotta cheese onto the prepared pizza dough. Sprinkle the fontina and parmesan cheeses over the ricotta. Scatter the dates over the cheese. Finish with a pinch of dried oregano. Slide the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone, and bake until pizza crust is crispy and golden on the bottom, rotating halfway through, about 5 to 7 minutes of total baking time, depending on the heat of your oven.
• Using the peel, remove the pizza from the oven and let cool on a cutting board. Top with prosciutto and chili flakes. Dress the radicchio/basil mixture with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Scatter over the pizza, slice, and serve immediately.