Fig And Goat Cheese Pizza With Maple Balsamic Reduction Recipes

FIG AND GOAT CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Pour the water into a large bowl, and sprinkle yeast over the top. Let stand for a few minutes to dissolve. Mix in the oil, salt, and flour to make a dough. When the dough is too stiff to stir, turn out onto a floured surface, and knead for about 5 minutes. Place into an oiled bowl, and cover with a clean towel. Set aside to rise for about 45 minutes.
• Place the figs into a small bowl, and pour boiling water over them. Let stand for about 10 minutes, then drain and chop. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onions; cook and stir until they are wilted and soft. Reduce heat to low, and season with salt. Continue to cook and stir until the onions are a dark brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the thyme, fennel seed and figs, and remove from the heat.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Punch down the pizza dough, and stretch into a circle about 1/4 inch thick. Place on a lightly greased pizza pan or baking sheet. Brush the surface lightly with remaining olive oil. Spread the onion and fig mixture over the crust. It will be sparse, but there is plenty of flavor. Dot with pieces of goat cheese.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the crust has turned golden brown at the edges.

FIG AND GOAT CHEESE DESSERT PIZZA WITH PORT REDUCTION

Steps:

• Add port to a small pot, and simmer over medium heat for approximately 30 minutes, or until it reduces to a couple of tablespoons and takes on the consistency of maple syrup. Reserve.
• Lightly sprinkle work surface with corn meal. Place dough directly in the middle of the work surface. Roll dough out gently 1/4-inch thick, into either a 12-inch rectangle or circle. Brush both sides with oil and set aside until ready to grill.
• If you are grilling on a charcoal grill, set coals on one side of the grill.
• Place dough directly on the cooking grate over medium heat for 1 to 3 minutes, until the crust is well marked and browned. Flip dough and spread with orange marmalade on cooked side of pizza crust. Arrange fig slices in on top. Sprinkle cheese evenly over the top. Move to indirect heat (for charcoal: the side of charcoal grill that has no coals. For gas: turn off burner directly under pizza). Cover grill and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, or until bottom is well browned, and cheese is fully melted.
• Remove from grill. Slice, drizzle with port reduction, and serve immediately.

FIG AND GOAT CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tsp of oil in a sauté pan over medium heat, add onions, salt, pepper, and sugar and cook, stir to combine. Cook onions slowly for about an hour stirring every 10 minutes or so, after initial 10 minutes reduce heat to medium-low. Once onions have reduced to about a third and are a nice caramel color, set aside. Preheat pizza stone in oven at 450 degrees. Stretch pizza dough and prepare pizza on a well floured (or cornmeal) surface. Spread 1 tbsp of olive oil on crust, cover with a thin layer of mozzarella cheese, crumble goat cheese over pizza, top with onions, and sliced figs-cut side up. Bake 15 minutes until crust is golden brown. Top with fresh rosemary right out of the oven.