Five Cheese Pizza Recipes

HOW TO MAKE A CLASSIC CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• After you've made the dough, divide it in half and let come to room temperature, uncovered, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, place a pizza stone or an inverted baking sheet on the oven floor and preheat to 500˚.
• On a lightly floured surface, stretch or roll out 1 piece of dough into a 12-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Dust a pizza peel or another inverted baking sheet with cornmeal and lay the dough on top.
• Spread half of the sauce on the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge. Top with half of the provolone, then with half each of the mozzarella and parmesan.
• Slide the pizza onto the hot stone or baking sheet and bake until the crust is browned and the cheese is melted, 10 to 12 minutes. Repeat with the remaining dough and toppings. Makes 2 12-inch pizzas.

FIVE CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• preheat oven to 425.
• prepare dough.
• brush the surface of the the prepared dough with a thin application of olive oil.
• evenly distribute the cheese over the oiled surface as follows: smoked gouda, mozzarella, fontina.
• place tomato slices over the cheeses, spaced about 1 inch apart - do not overlap.
• top the tomatoes with the pieces of buffalo mozzarella followed by the shaved romano.
• transfer pizza to preheated oven, bake till crust is crisp and golden and center is bubbly, about 15 minutes.
• remove pizza from oven, sprinkle with basil.
• slice and serve.

FIVE-CHEESE PIZZA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Use the oil to lightly grease the cups of two 12-cup muffin tins.
• Take pizza dough and put enough in each cup to cover the bottom and 1/3 to 1/2 up the sides. Sprinkle garlic salt over top, then spoon 1 tablespoon sauce onto each crust.
• Layer toppings on the sauce: pepperoni, bell pepper, and onion. Add about 1 tablespoon Mexican cheese to each and continue layering toppings: salami, more bell pepper, and more pepperoni. Add a layer of mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese. Continue layering toppings until muffin cups are slightly overfull; the toppings should not overflow during cooking, they will settle into the tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool in the tins for 2 minutes before serving.