FIOR DI LATTE PIZZA
FIOR DI LATTE PIZZA
FIOR DI LATTE PIZZA

Ingredients
  • 400g/14oz type1 or 00 flour
  • 80g/3oz sourdough starter
  • refreshed
  • 240ml/9fl oz water
  • at room temperature
  • 10g/â…“oz fine salt
  • 280g/10oz dough
  • from above
  • 100g/3½oz tomatoes
  • peeled and crushed
  • 80g/3oz fior di latte or mozarella
  • few fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • salt
  • 280g/10oz dough
  • from above
  • 100g/3½oz pak choi
  • 80g/3oz fior di latte or mozzarella
  • 30g/1oz smoked ricotta (available online)
  • grated
  • 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 fresh red or green chilli
  • thinly sliced
  • salt
Directions
  • To make the dough
  • tip the flour into a large bowl and make a well in the middle. Add the sourdough starter and water
  • mix to bring together
  • adding the salt just before it is fully mixed. Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead until it becomes smooth.
  • Roll the dough into a ball and place in a lightly greased bowl. Cover with cling film and leave at room temperature for 5 hours or until it has doubled in size.
  • 2 hours before cooking
  • move the dough onto a large
  • oiled baking tray
  • keeping it the same way up. Cover with cling film and leave to prove for another 2 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7 and grease two baking trays with oil.
  • To make the tomato-based pizza
  • stretch half the dough with your hands to a 28cm/11in disk and place on a greased baking tray. Spread it with 1 tablespoon of the crushed tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Tear over the fior di latte and cook for a further 3–5 minutes.
  • Put the basil leaves in a small bowl with the oil
  • lemon juice and salt.
  • Scatter the dressed basil leaves over the cooked pizza
  • cut into 8 and serve.
  • To make the white-based pizza
  • stretch half the dough with your hands to a 28cm/11in disk and place on a greased baking tray. Tear over the fior di latte and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile
  • preheat the grill to its highest setting and grill the pak choi for 2 minutes on each side. Dress with a little olive oil and salt.
  • When the pizza is cooked
  • top with the pak choi
  • smoked ricotta and chilli. Cut into 8 slices and serve.