NEW YORK WHITE PIZZA

New York White Pizza image

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Time 41m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

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

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.