Nina'S Fig, Prosciutto & Mascarpone Puff Pastry Pizza
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 1 egg (optional for egg wash)
- 4oz. prosciutto
- 6 fresh figs
- 6oz. mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 cup stilton cheese with dates and oranges (or plain stilton and then 1 orange to zest and 1 chopped date)
- 4 tablespoons fig preserve
- Preheat oven to 400
- Thaw puff pastry according to directions.
- Lightly flour a surface and roll out the pastry dough. The ingredients best accommodate a sheet that's about 16x9
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place your dough on the paper.
- Pinch around the edges of the dough just to make a little lip.
- Beat the egg with a little water and brush the wash over the outside of the dough.
- Cover the dough with a layer of prosciutto.
- Spread the mascarpone over the prosciutto.
- Slice the stems and the very bottoms off your figs. Lay on their sides and slice figs in approx 1/4" slices. You should get 4 slices out of each fig.
- Lay the figs on the mascarpone in a grid pattern -bearing in mind that later, when you cut the finished product into small squares, there should be 1 fig slice in the center of each square.
- Crumble up the stilton and sprinkle over the top. I do a sparing layer, not a solid layer, or this flavor will overpower the others If you're using the stilton without the fruit already in it, then also sprinkle on the chopped date and orange zest.
- Bake for 12-15min until pastry is puffed and golden brown.
- While it's in the oven, heat the fig preserve at a very low temp, just until the consistency loosens up enough to pour. Drizzle it over the whole "pizza" when it comes out of the oven.
- Cut into squares (about 2.5 square inches) as explained above. I find a pizza cutter works the best. This recipe should make 24 squares.
- Serve warm or at room temp.
- Enjoy!
pastry, egg, fresh figs, mascarpone cheese, stilton cheese, preserve
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/ninas-fig-prosciutto-mascarpone-puff-pastry-pizza-50015076 (may not work)