Wolfgang Puck BFPR0007 Pizza with Caramelized Onions Crispy Bacon, Cameron’s Four Cheese Pizza

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Pizza with Caramelized Onions

and Crispy Bacon

Serves 2 main course or 4 appetizer servings

INGREDIENTS

1 teaspoon olive oil

3 slices bacon (about 2 ounces), cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 small onion, peeled, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons Mascarpone cheese 1/4 cup Farmer's cheese Freshly grated nutmeg

Freshly ground black pepper

6 ounces Pizza Dough (see separate recipe in Dough & Crust section) 1/2 cup grated Mozzarella

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan

2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves

METHOD

1Place a pizza stone on the middle rack of the oven and preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.

2In a medium size sauté pan, add olive oil and heat over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the bacon and cook until the bacon is very crispy and all of the fat is rendered. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Remove all but 2 table- spoons of the bacon fat from the pan and discard. Place the pan over high heat. Add the onions to the hot bacon fat and cook until the onions are well browned, about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often. Remove to a paper towel lined plate and reserve.

3In a small bowl, combine the mascarpone and farmer's cheeses. Season with nutmeg and black pepper. Reserve.

4On a lightly floured surface, stretch or roll the dough as thinly as possible into a 14 to 15-inch circle. Evenly spread the mascarpone mixture over the dough. Sprinkle with the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, bacon, thyme, and sautéed onion. Bake until the pizza crust is nicely browned, about 8 to 10 minutes.

5Remove pizza from the oven, transfer to a cutting board, cut into slices and serve immediately.

Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck

Cameron’s Four Cheese Pizza

When my son Cameron was younger, this was the only pizza he would eat. He told me just what he wanted on his pizza, and he’s eaten it the same way ever since.

Makes one 10-inch or two 8-inch pizzas; Serves 3 to 4.

INGREDIENTS

12 ounces (1/2 recipe) Pizza Dough (see separate recipe in Dough & Crust section) 2 tablespoons prepared Pesto (see separate recipe in Sauces & Dressings)

2 tablespoons Oven-Dried Tomatoes, cut into thin slices (see separate recipe in Appetizers, Salads & Entreés)

1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

3/4 cup grated Fontina cheese (3 ounces)

2 Roma tomatoes, ends trimmed and cut into 12 slices 2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled

1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano leaves

1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves

2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese

6 to 8 large fresh basil leaves, cut into chiffonade

METHOD

1Place a pizza stone on the middle rack of the oven and preheat the oven to 500°F.

2On a lightly floured surface, stretch or roll out the dough into one 10- inch round or two 8-inch rounds. Transfer dough to wooden pizza paddle or lightly-floured cookie sheet. Brush lightly with Pesto and scatter the Oven-Dried Tomatoes evenly around the inner circle of the pizza.

3Sprinkle with the mozzarella and Fontina cheeses, arrange the slices of the Roma tomatoes, and then sprinkle with the goat cheese, oregano, thyme, and finally the Parmesan cheese. Slide pizza off paddle or cookie sheet onto hot pizza stone. Bake until the pizza crust is nicely browned, 10 to 12 minutes.

PREPARATION

When the pizza is removed from the oven, transfer to a cutting board and garnish with the chiffonade of basil leaves, cut into slices, and serve immediately.

Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck Pizza, Pasta, and More! Random House; 1st edition (November 7, 2000)

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