Four Cheese Pizza with Fig and Prosciutto

Name: Four Cheese Pizza with Fig and Prosciutto
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 4 servings Apple juice, to cover; 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 85 grams crumbled blue cheese; 2 Tbsps brown sugar or honey; 1 packet dry yeast; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 142 grams grated fontina; 1 package fresh figs, cut in 1/2 or quartered (or dried soaked overnight in the apple juice); 142 grams grated Gruyere; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 4 servings Prosciutto, to taste; 170 grams shredded mozzarella; 1 teaspoon sugar; 177 milliliters warm water; 118 milliliters whole-wheat flour

Four Cheese Pizza with Fig and Prosciutto might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 868 calories, 42g of protein, and 46g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, flour, figs, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 35 minutes.

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Put the figs in a bowl and cover them with apple juice.

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Apple Juice

Figs

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Bowl

Let soak for 15 minutes.

Add the figs and a touch of apple juice to a saute pan over low heat.

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Apple Juice

Figs

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Frying Pan

Add the brown sugar and cook until the liquid has reduced to a syrup.

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Brown Sugar

Syrup

Preheat the grill and the oven 400 degrees F.

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Grill

Oven

Mix the yeast, water and sugar together until the yeast dissolves into a smooth, beige color.

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Sugar

Water

Yeast

Let stand for 5 minutes.

Using a stand mixer, add the flours, salt, olive oil and vinegar.

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Olive Oil

Vinegar

Salt

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Stand Mixer

Mix until the dough has formed into a ball, approximately 3 to 4 minutes.

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Dough

Put the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Roll the dough into 1 large pizza or smaller sizes to use as appetizers.

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Dough

Roll

Put the dough on a preheated pizza stone, if baking in the oven or a mesh grilling tray, if using the grill. Cook until the dough is firm enough to add toppings.

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Dough

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Pizza Stone

Grill

Oven

Sprinkle fontina, Gruyere and mozzarella over the pizza. Use only a small amount of blue cheese so you don't overwhelm the overall flavor. Scatter the glazed figs and long strips of prosciutto on top of the cheese.

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Blue Cheese

Mozzarella

Prosciutto

Fontina Cheese

Gruyere

Cheese

Figs

Put the pizza back in the oven or on the grill until the cheese has melted and the edges have reached your desired golden crisp color or crunchy texture.

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Cheese

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Grill

Oven

Remove the pizzas to a cutting board and slice.

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