Best New York White Pizza Recipes

8 PIZZAS - NEW YORK-STYLE WHITE PIZZA SAUCE FOR

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 5 or 6 minutes, or until translucent. Add the garlic and stir for 1 minute longer. Add the cream, lower the heat to medium-low, and cook for about 3 minutes, or until the cream thickens and reduces slightly. Remove from the heat, stir in the thyme, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Let cool completely before using.

NEW YORK WHITE PIZZA

Steps:

• 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.