White Pizza Recipes

WHITE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees with a pizza stone placed on rack in the upper third of the oven for 1 hour.
• Stretch dough into a 13-inch round on a pizza peel topped with parchment paper.
• Spread with ricotta, leaving a half-inch border. Top with Fontina and mozzarella. Drizzle with olive oil and season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
• Using the pizza peel, slide the dough along with the parchment paper onto the pizza stone and bake until the bottom is well browned and the cheese is bubbling.
• Remove from oven and garnish with fresh basil leaves before serving.

WHITE PIZZA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until tender and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add flour and whisk until flour is lightly browned and onion is translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Mix milk, Parmesan cheese, basil, oregano, salt, and black pepper into onion mixture. Cook, whisking continuously, until cheese is melted and sauce has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

WHITE PIZZA

Steps:

• Place pizza stone on middle oven rack. Heat oven to 450°F.
• Sprinkle flour on work surface. Place dough on surface; press dough with hands or roll with rolling pin to desired thickness and shape. Lightly sprinkle pizza peel with additional flour (if you do not have a pizza peel, a flat cookie sheet will work). Transfer dough to pizza peel.
• Drizzle oil over crust. Sprinkle with cheeses, oregano, salt and pepper. Transfer crust from pizza peel to pizza stone.
• Bake about 8 to 10 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.

WHITE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat a pizza stone if you use one along with the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Stretch dough to form a pie and transfer to stone or pizza baking tray. Pierce the dough with the tines of a fork in several places. Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil around the crust. Mix the ricotta cheese with garlic and parsley and season it with salt and black pepper. Spread the ricotta across the dough. Top the pizza with mozzarella or provolone. Bake until crispy, 20 minutes. Top the white pizza pie with the shredded basil leaves, cut and serve.

WHITE PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil, add garlic and cook until golden.
• Brush garlic oil mixture over dough leaving 1/2" of outer dough uncovered.
• Sprinkle oiled surface of dough with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake 10 minutes at 400°F.
• Combine parmesan, parsley, and oregano.
• Remove pizza from oven and drop cottage cheese by 8 rounded piles in a circular pattern onto pizza.
• Sprinkle with parmesan mixture.
• Bake 10- 15 minutes at 400°F.

TRADITIONAL WHITE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F and, if you have one, place a pizza stone on the bottom rack of the oven.
• Place the rolled out pizza dough onto a pizza peel or the back of a cookie sheet, dusted with cornmeal and using flour, as necessary, to help facilitate moving the dough. Sprinkle the pizza with the cheeses, oregano, salt and pepper. Bake the pizza for 10 to 12 minutes, use the peel to turn the pizza around and back an additional, 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the pizza is golden. Sprinkle the cheese and olive oil over the pizza and serve immediately.
• In a large bowl combine yeast with water and sugar and stir well to combine. Set aside until foamy, about 5 minutes. Add the salt, olive oil, and half of the flour and mix well to thoroughly combine. Add all remaining flour except 1/2 cup and mix well with your hands, working to incorporate the flour little by little. The dough should be slightly sticky to the touch. Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead dough for at least 5 and up to 7 minutes, adding enough additional flour, as necessary, to form a smooth and elastic dough that is not sticky. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled 2 or 3 quart bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, usually at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F and if you have one, place a pizza stone on the bottom rack of the oven.
• Divide dough into 2 portions for 2 (12 to 14-inch) pizzas) and form into balls. (See note below for calzones.) Place on a lightly oiled baking sheet and cover with a damp towel. Let rest for 15 minutes, then transfer to a lightly floured surface, shape as desired and roll out to a 1/8-inch thickness. Transfer dough to a pizza peel (sprinkle with cornmeal to help facilitate moving dough) and top with toppings of choice. Transfer to the preheated pizza stone and bake until crispy and golden brown, usually 12 to 18 minutes (depending on the toppings and the thickness of the crust). Remove from the oven with a metal peel or spatula and serve immediately.
• Yield: 2 (12 or 14-inch) pizzas or 4 calzones, serving 4 to 6

WHITE PIZZA OR PIZZA BLANCA

Steps:

• Place ready made pizza crust on baking pan. I use Boboli brand in large or extra large.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Sauté onions and garlic in little olive oil until slightly tender but still crunchy.
• Spread onion and garlic on top of pizza crust and cover with mozzarella cheese. Top with parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes. Bake 10 minutes. Cool a few minutes then cut and serve.

WHITE PIZZA RECIPE

Steps:

• Place a pizza stone in the oven**. Preheat the oven to 450º-500ºF for at least 30 minutes.
• Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper and flatten the pizza dough into a large circle, about 14" in diameter.
• In a small bowl, combine the garlic, rosemary and olive oil. Brush the olive oil mixture over the crust.
• Dollop the ricotta evenly over the crust and gently spread it out. Sprinkle on the mozzarella and the parmesan cheeses. Sprinkle crushed red pepper over the top - you only need a little bit - less than half a teaspoon, depending on how much heat you want.
• Bake the pizza in the preheated oven until the edges are browned and the cheese is melted, about 10-12 minutes.
• Cut into slices and serve.

ITALIAN PIZZA BIANCA/WHITE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 425-450F (225-250C). Lightly oil a 12 inch pizza pan (30 cm).
• Prepare your pizza dough, whether you are making Homemade or store bought. Place the dough on a pizza pan or even a cookie sheet will work, stretch the dough to form your desired shape, top with the cubed pancetta and a drizzle of olive oil, and bake for approximately 10-12 minutes or until crust is golden and baked.
• Remove the pizza from the oven and top with the shredded mozzarella cheese, bake for approximately 3 minutes or until the cheese has melted. Remove from the oven, top with arugula (rocket) and sprinkle with flakes of parmesan. Serve while hot. Enjoy!