Categories: Main Dish, Pizza, Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 (12 inch) pizza dough (preferably New York-style pizza dough)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 3/4 cups whole-milk mozzarella cheese, coarsely shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Directions
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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°.
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Coat a 12-inch pizza screen or perforated pizza pan with cooking spray.
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Lay the dough on the prepared screen or pan and gently stretch dough into a 12-inch round.
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Top the pizza: brush the dough with 1 tablespoon olive oil; spread the ricotta evenly over the dough, leaving a ¼-inch border.
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Sprinkle the garlic over the top; sprinkle the mozzarella over the top.
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Crush the oregano between your fingers and sprinkle evenly over the cheese and crust.
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Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over the top.
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Place the pizza in the oven on the upper rack; bake about 8 minutes, until the crust is crisp and golden brown.
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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.
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Continue baking the pizza until the bottom of the crust is golden, about 3 minutes.
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Using the peel, remove the pizza from the oven and transfer to a cutting board.
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Slice pizza into wedges and serve immediately.