Cal-Italia Pizza With Prosciutto And Figs

Serves: 2

Shirley Senger

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

59

Spice

47

Sweetness

53

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Remove the dough ball from the refrigerator and leave wrapped at room temperature until the dough warms to 60°F to 65°F

2

Meanwhile, set up the oven with two pizza stones or baking steels and preheat to 500°F for 1 hour

3

Meanwhile, put the vinegar in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat

4

Once steam is rising from the surface, reduce the heat to the lowest setting to keep the vinegar below a simmer

5

No bubbles should break through the surface

6

If the lowest setting is still too hot, place the pan over a diffuser

7

Once the vinegar has reduced by three-fourths, remove it from the heat

8

The glaze can be stored in a covered container at room temperature for several months

9

Dust the work surface with the dusting mixture, then move the dough to the surface and dust the top

10

Sprinkle a wooden peel with the dusting mixture

11

Roll out the dough into a round 15 inches in diameter

12

Using a pizza wheel, trim the dough to a 13-inch round, flatten the edge, then dock the surface of the dough

13

Move the dough to the peel

14

As you work, shake the peel forward and backward to ensure the dough isn't sticking

15

Using a vegetable peeler, shave the Asiago over the surface of the dough, leaving a 3/4-inch border

16

Mound the mozzarella in the center of the pizza and use your fingertips to spread it out evenly over the Asiago

17

Slide the pizza onto the top stone

18

Bake for 7 minutes

19

Lift the pizza onto the peel and distribute the Gorgonzola pieces evenly over the top

20

Rotate the pizza 180 degrees, transfer it to the bottom stone, and bake for 3 to 4 minutes, until the bottom is browned and crisp and the top is golden brown

21

Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and cut into 6 wedges

22

Spoon small dollops of fig jam (about 1/4 teaspoon each) around the pizza

23

Tear the prosciutto slices lengthwise into 2 or 3 strips and drape the pieces over the pizza slices

24

To finish, squeeze a thin spiral of balsamic glaze onto the pizza

25

Remove the dough ball from the refrigerator and leave wrapped at room temperature until the dough warms to 60°F to 65°F

26

Meanwhile, set up the oven with two pizza stones or baking steels and preheat to 500°F for 1 hour

27

Meanwhile, put the vinegar in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat

28

Once steam is rising from the surface, reduce the heat to the lowest setting to keep the vinegar below a simmer

29

No bubbles should break through the surface

30

If the lowest setting is still too hot, place the pan over a diffuser

31

Once the vinegar has reduced by three-fourths, remove it from the heat

32

The glaze can be stored in a covered container at room temperature for several months

33

Dust the work surface with the dusting mixture, then move the dough to the surface and dust the top

34

Sprinkle a wooden peel with the dusting mixture

35

Roll out the dough into a round 15 inches in diameter

36

Using a pizza wheel, trim the dough to a 13-inch round, flatten the edge, then dock the surface of the dough

37

Move the dough to the peel

38

As you work, shake the peel forward and backward to ensure the dough isn't sticking

39

Using a vegetable peeler, shave the Asiago over the surface of the dough, leaving a 3/4-inch border

40

Mound the mozzarella in the center of the pizza and use your fingertips to spread it out evenly over the Asiago

41

Slide the pizza onto the top stone

42

Bake for 7 minutes

43

Lift the pizza onto the peel and distribute the Gorgonzola pieces evenly over the top

44

Rotate the pizza 180 degrees, transfer it to the bottom stone, and bake for 3 to 4 minutes, until the bottom is browned and crisp and the top is golden brown

45

Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and cut into 6 wedges

46

Spoon small dollops of fig jam (about 1/4 teaspoon each) around the pizza

47

Tear the prosciutto slices lengthwise into 2 or 3 strips and drape the pieces over the pizza slices

48

To finish, squeeze a thin spiral of balsamic glaze onto the pizza