Wild Mushroom & Garlic White Pizza

For the dough:
In a large bowl, stir together the flour and salt. Set aside.

In a separate medium bowl, dissolve the sugar or honey in the warm water. Mix in the yeast, followed by the olive oil. Allow this to sit for 20 minutes, until it gets really foamy.

Pour the yeast mixture into the flour, and stir it in to make a dough. It will be sticky, so with floured hands, knead for 7-10 minutes, adding flour as necessary. Once you have a smooth dough, place it into a large floured bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and let it rise in a warm room for 1-2 hours, or until doubled in size.

When you’re ready to make the pizza, preheat your oven to 500 F.

For the toppings:
In a bowl, toss together the olive oil, garlic, and mushrooms. Let this sit for a few minutes.

Split your dough into fourths. The dough recipe makes enough for 4 large pizzas. The toppings are enough for 1 pizza. So either freeze the extra dough, multiply the toppings in this recipe to make 4 pizzas, or have other toppings to cover the other 3.

Roll out or shape one section of the pizza dough however you like. Put it onto your pizza pan or pizza stone. Spread some of the oil, garlic, and mushrooms across the dough, and dot with the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with pepper (and salt, if desired). Bake for 10 minutes. Feel free to experiment with other toppings or store the rest of the dough in the refrigerator for later.

Notes:
– A pizza stone is great, but a baking sheet will do fine as well!
– The dough recipe makes enough for 4 large pizzas. The toppings are enough for 1 pizza. So either freeze/refrigerate the extra dough, multiply the toppings in this recipe to make 4 pizzas, or have other toppings to cover the other 3.