Creamy and cheesy, this amazing Homemade Ricotta Pizza features three cheeses, artichokes, and fresh basil. A favorite!
Here’s a dreamy, creamy pizza you can’t miss: Ricotta Pizza! This mix of three cheeses stands out: creamy ricotta cheese, elastic mozzarella, and salty parmesan. Then garnish with tangy artichokes, fresh basil and a sprinkle of honey. The intense flavor with the sweetness of the honey and the peppery herbs make it a world good! Here’s exactly how to recreate this beauty in your own home.
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How to make a ricotta pizza: the breakdown!
This ricotta pizza uses seasoned ricotta as the sauce, so it’s considered a white pizza. The ricotta adds a creamy texture and combines with the mozzarella and parmesan cheese to hold it all together. Here are the basic steps (or go straight to the recipe):
- Make the pizza dough. Please see below for more information. Or you can also make a “cheat” pizza by using it as a topping for naan pizza or flatbread pizza.
- Season the ricotta. Mix it with some salt, pepper and chopped garlic. This gives the ricotta a great flavor that can sometimes taste bland on its own.
- Top with mozzarella and parmesan. These hold the pizza together and provide the right texture.
- Make sure to garnish with basil after baking! Put it before cooking and it will brown in the oven.
Any more white pizza recipes? Try the spinach pizza or the white pizza (pizza bianca). Or make a white pizza like a plain cast iron pizza or a focaccia pizza.
Honey adds just the right compliment
A fan of salty and sweet? It might seem unexpected, but adding just a touch of sweetness to a delicious pizza makes it even better! Just a dash of honey sends them out of this world. It’s optional, but it makes the pizza in our book. If you like spicy food, try our hot honey.
All ricotta cheeses are different, so season to taste!
There are many variations of ricotta cheese brands. Some taste so deliciously creamy and savory, others are pretty bland. Taste a little before mixing in the seasonings for the ricotta pizza. Then gradually adjust your salt levels: you may need a little more or less than the recipe calls for.
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Tips for homemade pizza dough
Making homemade pizza dough is the most technical part of this ricotta pizza recipe. If you practice a few times you will get it! If you’re nervous about this part, you can also make a naan or flatbread pizza: or you can make a pan pizza in a pan! Here are a few things you should know about making pizza dough:
- Choose your dough recipe. This best pizza dough is our tried and true crust: it comes out with the absolute perfect Texture. Or try this thin-crust pizza dough: it’s easy to roll out into a thinner, crispier crust.
- The dough will take 45 minutes to rise, so plan ahead. Start preparing the dough about 1 hour before you want to eat your pizza.
- Stretching the dough takes some practice. This part requires a bit of finesse: it’s not difficult, but it does take some practice. Head over to How to Stretch Pizza Dough to learn more.
The gear you need!
There are a few pizza making tools you need to get the job done! Here’s what you need:
- pizza stone: Of course you can also bake pizza on a baking tray. But it’s infinitely better on a pizza stone! A pizza stone makes the Italian pizza base crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Here’s the best pizza stone we’ve found, along with maintenance tips.
- pizza shovel: When using a pizza stone, the easiest way is to use a pizza peel to transfer the pizza onto the hot pizza stone in the oven. We recommend this Standard Pizza Shovel or this Conveyor Pizza Shovel.
Variations on Ricotta Pizza
You can use this ricotta pizza as a starting point and add any toppings you like! We suggest sticking with the three cheeses and then building on that. Here are some additional toppings that would be delicious:
- tomatoesthinly sliced and salted
- Red onion or finely chopped shallot
- truffle oil
- fresh herbs: oregano, thyme, dill, etc.
- Sausage (standard or vegetable based)crumbled and cooked
- prosciutto
This ricotta pizza is…
Vegetarian.
The description
Creamy and cheesy, this amazing Homemade Ricotta Pizza features three cheeses, artichokes, and fresh basil. A favorite!
- 1 Kugel Best Pizza Dough (or Thin Crust Dough)
- ½ cup Whole milk ricotta cheese
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 small clove of garlic (¼ teaspoon chopped)
- ½ cup grated mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 Handful of canned artichoke hearts
- 1 a handful of fresh basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon honey or hot honey
- Prepare pizza dough: Follow the Best Pizza Dough or Thin Crust Dough recipe to prepare the dough. (It takes about 15 minutes and 45 minutes to rest.)
- Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 500°F. OR preheat your pizza oven (this is the pizza oven we use).
- Preparation of the toppings: Chop the garlic. In a small bowl, mix the ricotta with the kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, and minced garlic. Remove the leaves from the artichoke hearts and chop.
- Bake pizza: When the oven is done, dust a pizza peel with corn or semolina flour. (If you don’t have a pizza peel, you can use a rimmed baking sheet or the back of a rimmed baking sheet. But a pizza peel is worth the investment!) Roll out the dough in a circle; For instructions, see How to stretch pizza dough. Then carefully place the dough on the pizza peel.
- Spread the seasoned ricotta over the dough. Garnish with mozzarella, parmesan, artichoke hearts and a pinch of kosher salt.
- Use the pizza peel to carefully transfer the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone. Bake the pizza until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes in the oven (or 1 minute in a pizza oven).
- Garnish with chopped basil leaves and some honey. Cut into pieces and serve immediately.
- Category: main course
- Method: Cooked
- Kitchen: Italian
- Diet: vegetarian
Keywords: Ricotta Pizza, Ricotta Pizza
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