Description
Pizza! Pizza! Let’s have a pizza party and make this fall inspired pizza recipe. The sweet and soft pears topped with crunchy walnuts, fresh cheese, and drizzle of honey makes the tastiest savory sweet pizza. You can use my Authentic Neapolitan pizza dough recipe, or buy some already made. Either way, these toppings make the perfect pizza for the fall season. The combination is sweet and salty with the added creamy pungency of the soft cheese- truly delightful!
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- 1 recipe for BEST Neapolitan Pizza DOUGH RECIPE and GUIDE (this will make 8 pizzas. You can vary the toppings for the other pizzas) *you may also use store bought pizza dough
Ingredients for 1 pizza:
- 1 medium pear, cored and sliced
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup fresh soft cheese such as: goat cheese, ricotta, gorgonzola
- 1/4 cup of walnuts
- drizzle of honey for topping
- 3 basil leaves, torn by hand
Instructions
- Preheat oven to the highest temperature setting (550+ degrees F) with a pizza stone in the middle rack. You can also use a pizza oven.
- Prepare pizza dough according to directions in pizza dough recipe post. Shape an individual pizza dough as directed in post. Place the dough onto a lightly floured pizza peel. Start topping the the pizza with the mozarella cheese, layer of pears, and fresh cheese of choice. Drizzle honey evenly over the cheese and the pears.
- Place the pizza in the oven onto the pizza stone. Bake about 10-15 minutes. If using a real high heat pizza oven of 900 degrees F the cooking time is 5 minutes. In the last 2 minutes of baking add the walnuts and fresh basil. Take the pizza out of the oven and let it set for a few minutes before cutting. Mangia! (eat!)
- Prep Time: 10 min (not including making the dough)
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Savory
- Method: Italian
- Cuisine: Italian