Sunny's Avenue J Pizza
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/2 -ounce dehydrated porcini mushrooms
- 1 (8 by 14-inch) piece focaccia
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for preparing pan and garnishing
- 1 1/2 cups canned whole tomatoes with basil
- 8 ounces fresh Buffalo mozzarella
- 1/2 cup shredded aged mozzarella
- 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 18 to 20 thick pepperoni slices
- 1/3 cup shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water and white wine vinegar to a simmer.
- Remove from heat and add mushrooms.
- Cover and let mushrooms sit, 15 minutes.
- Strain.
- Slice bread horizontally to create 2 pizzas.
- Lightly oil a baking sheet and place pizzas crust side up.
- Brush top with 1/4 cup oil.
- In a bowl, squeeze tomatoes to break up slightly.
- Place on pizza halves.
- Pull pieces of Buffalo mozzarella from the ball and place on halves.
- Top with porcini mushrooms, shredded mozzarella, garlic and pepperoni.
- Bake until cheese has melted and crust is crispy, about 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven, drizzle with oil, sprinkle on Parmesan and spread with cut basil.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.
water, white wine vinegar, porcini mushrooms, focaccia, extravirgin olive oil, tomatoes, mozzarella, shredded aged mozzarella, garlic, pepperoni, fresh basil, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/sunnys-avenue-j-pizza-recipe.html (may not work)