New York White Pizza

Start by making Pizza Dough by Hand 1-2 days before you need your pizza.

Recipe from Food.com

1 (12 inch) pizza dough (See recipe above or use store bought pizza dough crust)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
¾ cup whole milk ricotta cheese
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 ¾ cups whole-milk mozzarella cheese , coarsely shredded
½ teaspoon dried oregano

Directions:

Position an oven rack on the second-lowest level in the oven and place a baking stone on the rack; position another rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat oven to 500°.

Coat a 12-inch pizza screen or perforated pizza pan with cooking spray.

Lay the dough on the prepared screen or pan and gently stretch dough into a 12-inch round.

Top the pizza: brush the dough with 1 tablespoon olive oil; spread the ricotta evenly over the dough, leaving a ¼-inch border.

Sprinkle the garlic over the top; sprinkle the mozzarella over the top.

Crush the oregano between your fingers and sprinkle evenly over the cheese and crust.

Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over the top.

Place the pizza in the oven on the upper rack; bake about 8 minutes, until the crust is crisp and golden brown.

Using a pizza peel, lift the pizza off the screen/pan and place the crust directly on the baking stone; remove the screen/pan from the oven.

Continue baking the pizza until the bottom of the crust is golden, about 3 minutes.

Using the peel, remove the pizza from the oven and transfer to a cutting board.

Slice pizza into wedges and serve immediately.

Recipe and Photo courtesy of Erin Lawson