Quattro Formaggi Plus Recipes

QUATTRO FORMAGGI (FOUR CHEESE PIZZA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Roll out pizza dough on a lightly floured surface to 10-12 inches.
• Place on lightly greased baking sheet or seasoned pizza stone.
• Pinch up the dough edges to make thin rim.
• Brush dough with garlic oil and top with red onion.
• Scatter saga blue and mozzarella cheese over dough.
• Mix together the gruyere, parmesan and thyme.
• Sprinkle over.
• Grind black pepper over entire pizza.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, until crisp and golden and the cheese is bubbling.
• Serve immediately!

QUATTRO FORMAGGI PIZZA

Steps:

• Prepare the dough: Whisk 1 cup warm water (about 105 degrees F) and the sugar in a small bowl and sprinkle the yeast over top. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in olive oil. Whisk the flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center, pour in the yeast mixture and stir to make a shaggy dough. Place dough on a floured surface and knead about 5 minutes, until smooth and elastic, adding just enough flour to prevent it from sticking. Form into a ball, place in a large oiled bowl, turning to coat with the oil. Turn seam-side down and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature about 1 hour, 30 minutes, until doubled in size. Position oven rack to top shelf, along with a pizza stone or baking sheet. Preheat to 450 degrees F. Prepare sausage in a large skillet. Remove and drain the fat. Sprinkle working surface and rolling pin with cornmeal to prevent sticking. Knead dough for a few seconds to begin shaping it into a ball. Using rolling pin, roll the dough out to a circle that is approximately 10" in diameter. Finish stretching using your hands. The dough should be thin. Remove baking sheet or pizza stone from the oven and sprinkle it with cornmeal. Carefully place the pizza dough on the stone or baking sheet and quickly sprinkle with Ricotta Cheese. Scatter the Mozzarella and Gorgonzola pieces, along with the sausage, and finally, top with Parmesan Cheese. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly. Remove from oven, garnish with fresh herb, cut and enjoy! *Always cook sausage to internal temperature of 160 degrees F

PASTA QUATTRO FORMAGGI

Steps:

• Bring tall pot of water to a rolling boil, add penne pasta and 4 Tbsp. salt.
• Cook pasta for 5 minutes, until 'al dente'.
• Heat a stove burner to medium-low.
• In a large sauce pan, pour olive oil and add minced garlic; saute' garlic for about 2 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream and all cheeses; do not use a very hot burner or everything will burn.
• Add nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• When pasta is finished cooking (after about 5 minutes), take a hand strainer to dip into the pasta water and strain pasta over the pot (much faster this way).
• Put drained pasta in the sauce pan full of hot cheese sauce.
• Add about a ladle-ful of pasta water to the pasta and cheese mixture.
• Taste!
• Add more cheese of the flavor you believe that it needs according to your preferences.
• Add more cream if it needs it; or if it needs more pasta water, you can also add more at this time.
• Pour the creamy pasta onto a large pasta platter.
• Garnish with minced Italian parsley.
• Serve immediately while the pasta and sauce is hot.

PASTA AI QUATTRO FORMAGGI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add the butter to a large skillet over medium heat and add the mushrooms and garlic. Cook until browned, about 5 minutes, then add the wine and cook until evaporated.
• Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to the package directions, leaning toward the al dente side. Do not overcook; this will take 1 to 2 minutes!
• Add the cream to the skillet with the mushrooms. Drain the pasta (reserving some of the pasta water) and add the pasta to the mushrooms, along with the fontina, Parmesan, Romano, goat cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Stir gently to combine, adding hot pasta water as needed for consistency. Don't overmix; if there are little clumps of cheese here and there, it's fine! Taste and add more salt if needed. The mixing stage should happen very quickly.
• Turn the pasta out into a large serving bowl. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

PIZZA QUATTRO FORMAGGI

Steps:

• DOUGH
• Add the flour and the dry baker's yeast to a large bowl - mix them together so they brewer's yeast is evenly dispersed in the flour.
• Meanwhile, dissolve the malt in warm water, add it to the bowl with the flour, together with olive oil and salt.
• Knead by hand until you get a smooth dough.
• Place the dough in a greased bowl, then cover it with cling film and store it in a warm spot for 3-4 hours, or until tripled in volume.
• Once risen, divide the dough in half, shape each half in a ball, roll them out into discs on a floured surface, then place each in a non-stick tray and let them rise for another hour.
• TOPPING
• Once an hour has passed, sprinkle the pizza base with the four cheeses and black pepper.
• Bake in a 250°C/480°F oven, with the grill option turned on, for 15 minutes, until the pizza's edges are golden and its bottom dry.
• Once baked, serve immediately.

GRILLED QUATTRO FORMAGGI PIZZAS

Steps:

• Heat a grill until medium-hot. Generously brush one side of pizza dough with oil; grill, oiled side down, until underside is golden brown and top begins to bubble, 3 to 5 minutes. Quickly brush top with oil; flip crust. Top with a thin layer of all four cheeses. Grill until just melted and crust is cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Slide pizza with a large spatula onto a cutting board. Season with salt and pepper. Repeat to make more pizzas.

QUATTRO FORMAGGI PIZZA

Steps:

• Stir 2 tablespoons sugar into the warm water; sprinkle the yeast on top and stir to mix. Set aside for 5 minutes. Whisk the flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center; pour in the yeast mixture and stir to make a shaggy dough. Place dough on a floured surface and knead about 5 minutes, until smooth and elastic, adding just enough flour to prevent it from sticking.
• Form into a ball, place in a large oiled bowl, turning to coat with the oil. Arrange dough seam-side down and cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature about 1 hour 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.
• Position oven rack to top shelf, along with a pizza stone or baking sheet. Preheat to 450 degrees F.
• Prepare sausage in a large skillet. Remove and drain the fat.
• Sprinkle working surface and rolling pin with cornmeal to prevent sticking. Knead dough for a few seconds to begin shaping it into a ball. Using rolling pin, roll the dough out to a circle that is approximately 10" in diameter. Finish stretching using your hands. The dough should be thin.
• Remove baking sheet or pizza stone from the oven and sprinkle it with cornmeal. Carefully place the pizza dough on the stone or baking sheet and quickly sprinkle with Ricotta cheese. Scatter the Mozzarella and Gorgonzola pieces, along with the sausage, and finally, top with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly. Remove from oven, garnish with fresh herbs, cut and enjoy!