Chocolate and Fruit Pizza with Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce
- Chocolate Pizza Dough, recipe follows
- 1 cup mascarpone, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon orange flavored liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier) or orange juice
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 pound bittersweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced
- 1 pint strawberries, wiped clean, hulled and sliced
- Confectioners' sugar, garnish
- Mint sprigs, for garnish
- Place a baking stone on the lower rack of the oven and preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and punch down on a lightly floured surface.
- Let rest for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, beat together the mascarpone, honey, and orange flavored liqueur.
- Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, scald the cream.
- Place the chocolate in a large bowl and add the hot cream.
- Let sit for 2 minutes.
- Add the oil and whisk until smooth.
- Let cool until almost room temperature and a pouring consistency.
- Shape the dough into a 14-inch round.
- Lightly dust a baker's peel with flour.
- Place the dough on the peel.
- Slide from the peel onto the hot baking stone and cook until the crust is set, 8 to 10 minutes.
- (Alternatively, place the dough on a lightly oiled large baking sheet and bake.)
- Place the baked crust on a large cutting board or work surface.
- Spread with the mascarpone mixture over the crust, and arrange the kiwi and strawberry slices in a decorative pattern over the mascarpone.
- Drizzle the warm chocolate sauce over the fruit and dust with the confectioners' sugar.
- Slice, garnish with the mint and serve immediately.
- 1 cup warm water, about 110 degrees F
- 1 (1/4-ounce) envelope active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 3 cups bleached all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, sugar and 1 tablespoon oil and stir to combine.
- Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour, mixing by hand until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth.
- Add the cocoa and continue adding the flour, 1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until all the flour is incorporated but the dough is still slightly sticky.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth but still slightly tacky, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Oil a large mixing bowl with the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil.
- Place the dough in the bowl and turn to oil all sides.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set in a warm, draft-free place until nearly doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Use as directed.
- Yield: 1 large or 2 medium pizza crusts
chocolate pizza dough, mascarpone, honey, orange flavored liqueur, heavy cream, chocolate, vegetable oil, fruit, strawberries, confectioners, sprigs
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/chocolate-and-fruit-pizza-with-bittersweet-chocolate-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)