Robiola Pizza With White Truffle Oil Recipes

ROBIOLA AND TRUFFLE PIZZA

Steps:

• About 30 minutes before baking the pizza, preheat the oven to 500° or 550°F.
• Place the cheese in a small bowl and add the garlic. (If using goat cheese, add a spoonful or two of cream or milk to make it spreadable.) Mash the cheese and garlic until blended.
• Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to an 8- to 9-inch circle. With a fork, pierce the dough all over the top. Dust a pizza peel or the back of a baking sheet with flour. Place the dough on the peel, shaking it once or twice to make sure it does not stick. If it does, lift the dough and dust the peel with more flour.
• When the dough is browned underneath and slightly puffed, remove it from the oven and place it on a cutting board. Protect one hand with an oven mitt while you split the dough into 2 layers with a serrated knife. Remove the top layer and spread the bottom with the cheese mixture. Replace the top and press it lightly. Slide the pizza back into the oven for 2 minutes more, or until the top is lightly browned.
• Remove the pizza from the oven and drizzle with truffle oil, if using. Cut and serve.

ROBIOLO PIZZA

Steps:

• Whisk together the yeast and 1/4 cup of the water in a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes to proof. Place 1 3/4 cups of the flour in a large bowl with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Add the yeast mixture, the remaining water and oil and stir until combined. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead until smooth. Grease a large bowl with the remaining oil, add the dough and turn to coat. Cover and place in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat the grill to high. Once the dough has risen, divide it in half, and then divide each half into 2 balls. Roll each ball into an 8-inch circle. Brush with oil and grill on both sides until golden brown. Remove from grill and slice each in half horizontally.
• Spread bottom halves of pizza with 3 ounces of the robiolo cheese and 2 ounces of the mozzarella. Season with salt and pepper. Place the tops on and heat on the grill for 30 seconds. Remove from the grill and drizzle each pizza top with a few teaspoons of white truffle oil. Slice into wedges and serve immediately.

FOCACCIA ROBIOLA

Steps:

• Dough: Combine the yeast, salt, olive oil, and lukewarm water. Stir to dissolve the yeast and let sit for 5 minutes. Gradually add the flour and knead, to form a firm dough. Cover and let rise for 2 to 3 days in refrigerator, to develop a sourdough taste.
• Preheat oven to 550 degrees F, with a pizza stone on the middle rack, for 15 minutes. Roll out 8 to 10 ounces of dough, to form a 12-inch diameter focaccia. Using pastry docker (or fork) "dock" dough, to release steam produced during cooking of dough. Drizzle a little olive oil on dough and spread to cover evenly. Drizzle a pinch of salt evenly over top of dough. Place on stone in oven and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. For a golden-brown top, place under broiler for 15 to 20 seconds. Take the focaccia out of the oven and, while still hot, slice in half horizontally like an English muffen. Spread 6 to 8 ounces of Robiola cheese on the bottom half. Place top half back on. Lightly drizzle the white truffle oil over the top of focaccia. Place back in oven just long enough to melt cheese. Serve and enjoy.

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.