Black Mission Figs and Prosciutto Pizza

My dear cousin-ness from the other side of the Planet sent me photos of his own version of Black Mission Figs and Prosciutto Pizza which made me salivate like there's no tomorrow. Sigh! Suddenly, I miss the Figs & prosciutto pizza I had at one funky New York Pizzaria two years ago. Forgot the name of the Pizzaria though... Piggy something:



Now Here's cousin-ness version:



Now THAT is homemade pizza! Take note of the generous portion of Prosciutto! Yum! He claims to be "Giada" Garcia but I tell him that he's more of a "Barefoot" Garcia. hekhek!

He was sooooo kind to share his recipe. Here we go:

1 ball pizza dough

8 pieces black mission figs, stems removed and thinly sliced
1 cup Gouda cheese (Smoked variety is best)

1 cup fresh mozzarella, drained, patted dry and torn to pieces.
1 tbsp. good olive oil
2 tsp. honey
1 tbsp. freshly ground pepper
10 slices prosciutto
1 tsp. coarse cornmeal (to prevent the dough sticking) or you can use all purpose flour for dusting.

If you’ve got a pizza stone, preheat it. Otherwise, preheat a cookie sheet in a 500° oven.

Once your stone or cookie sheet are preheated and the oven’s nice and hot (I like to leave it on for at least a half hour before I put the pizza in), roll or stretch your dough out until it’s nice and thin.

Sprinkle the cornmeal on the pizza stone and then assemble your toppings. Since you’ve preheated the stone or cookie sheet, the bottom of the dough will begin cooking. This is a good thing since it’ll keep your pizza from being soggy in the middle.

Layer your sliced figs, then drizzle them with the olive oil and honey. Sprinkle with the black pepper, then add the cheeses, making sure to distribute them evenly. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes, or until the cheese is brown and bubbly.

Remove to a cutting board, layer with the prosciutto, slice and serve!




Thank you, Jav! Can't wait to try it out myself!!!