Probably My All Time FAVORITE Pizza

NYC White Pizza
Source: Serious Eats
Ingredients:

• Pizza Dough (your favorite recipe or another secret? Buy frozen pizza dough at the deli of your local grocery store)
• cornmeal or flour
• 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried or chopped fresh thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

sauce

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 2 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or marjoram
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Lightly sprinkle cornmeal or flour on greased pizza tray. Roll out dough until about 1/4 inch thick and place on pizza pan.
3. In a bowl, stir together the ricotta, salt, thyme, and pepper.
4. To make sauce 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.
5. Remove from the heat, stir in the thyme, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Let cool completely before using.
6. Spread the White Sauce over the surface of the dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border uncovered. Spread the ricotta mixture evenly over the White Sauce. Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese over the top and bake for about 12 minutes.
7. When it is done, the crust should be crisp and slightly charred on the edge and the cheese should be bubbling and just beginning to caramelize. The underside of the crust should be brown and crisp, not white and soft.
8. Remove the finished pizza from the oven and garnish it immediately with the parsley. Let the pizza cool for about 3 minutes before slicing and serving. If you want a “snappier” crust, let the pizza cool completely, then return the individual slices to the hot oven for re-crisping.