New Pizza/James Mcnair's

Fresh Fig, Blue Cheese, and Honey Pizza
Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories % from Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


INGREDIENTS:
Sweet Pizza Dough, California-Style Pizza Dough, or Neapolitan-Style Pizza Dough 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts vegetable oil or cooking spray for greasing pizza screen or ventilated pizza pan (if using)
cornmeal for sprinkling pizza peel (if using) extra-virgin olive oil or walnut oil for brushing crust 3 cups crumbled creamy Gorgonzola, Cambozola, or other blue cheese (about 15 ounces)
about 20 ripe figs, halved lengthwise high-quality honey for drizzling fresh fig leaves for serving (optional)



1 Make the selected pizza dough and set aside to rise as directed.
2 Prepare an oven as directed. Place a rack in the center of the oven for toasting the walnuts and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
3 Spread the walnuts in a single layer in an oven-proof skillet or baking pan. Toast in the oven, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and fragrant, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer the toasted nuts to a plate and set aside to cool completely.
4 About 30 minutes before baking the pizza, preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. If using a pizza screen or ventilated pan, brush it with vegetable oil or coat with spray and set aside. If baking directly on a stone or tiles, sprinkle a pizza peel with cornmeal and set aside.
5 On a lightly floured surface, roll out or stretch the dough and shape it as desired. Place the dough on the prepared screen, pan, or peel. Brush the dough all over with olive or walnut oil, then top with the cheese, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges. Arrange the figs, cut sides up, over the cheese and drizzle with honey to taste. If using a pizza peel, give it a quick, short jerk to be sure that the bottom of the crust has not stuck to it.
6 Transfer the pizza to the preheated oven and bake until the crust is golden, about 10 minutes.
7 Remove the pizza to a wire rack and let stand for about 2 minutes, then transfer to a cutting tray or board and lightly brush the edges of the crust with olive or walnut oil. Sprinkle with the toasted walnuts. Slice, place on fig leaves (if using), and serve immediately.

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