Honey, Lemon, and Ricotta Pizza
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • ½ lb pizza dough, home made or pre-prepared (Trader Joe's make a good one)
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • salt and lots of fresh black pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to as hot as it will go - usually around 550. If you are using a pizza stone, which is preferable, preheat this as well. If you don't have a pizza stone you can use a baking sheet, also preheated.
  2. On a well floured surface, stretch and roll your your pizza dough to ¼ inch thick disc around 12 inches in diameter.
  3. Thinly slice your lemon to about ⅛ of an inch thick, using either a mandolin or very carefully with a knife.
  4. In a small cast iron skillet or pan over medium heat, toast your pine nuts until they are nicely browned, 4-5 minutes.
  5. Assemble your pizza: Start with a drizzle of olive oil over the dough. Spread ricotta cheese evenly over the dough, and season with salt and generous black pepper. Layer thin slices of lemon over the ricotta cheese. Do not add the honey yet as to not burn the sugars while cooking.
  6. Using a pizza peel or the back of a cookie sheet, transfer your assembled pizza to the preheated baking surface. Bake for 5 minutes, then check and spin the pizza. Drizzle the honey on top. Cook for another 5-10 minutes or longer if necessary, depending on the temperature of the oven, until the crust is browned and cheese is bubbly.
  7. Top with toasted pine nuts immediately and serve.
Recipe by The Two Bananas at https://thetwobananas.com/honey-lemon-ricotta-pizza/