Roasted Garlic & Spinach White Pizza

By amybites

Ingredients

• FOR PIZZA
• 4-6 cloves roasted garlic, recipe follows
• 3/4 lb. pizza dough, recipe follows*
• 1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
• 6 oz. part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup asiago cheese, shredded
• 3/4 cup thawed & drained frozen spinach**
• Salt, to taste
• 1 egg, beaten
• Olive oil and chopped parsley for topping, optional
• FOR CRUST
• Recipe from Cuisinart
• Makes (2) 3/4-lb. pizza crusts
• 1 cup water, at 80º-90ºF
• 3/4 teaspoon honey or sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 2/3 cups bread flour
• 9 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons yeast (active dry, instant, or bread machine)

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from amybites.com

Preparation

Step 1

FOR PIZZA

Preheat oven to 425ºF. In a medium bowl, combine roasted garlic, cheeses, and spinach. Using a fork or potato masher, mash until garlic is smashed and mixture is well-combined. Add a pinch of salt if desired. Spread on unbaked pizza crust, leaving about ½” of crust. Depending on the size of your crust, you may not need the entire cheese mixture.

Using a pastry brush, brush crust with beaten egg. Bake pizza in preheated oven for 10-14 minutes or until crust is browned and cheese is beginning to brown. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before slicing. Top with a drizzle of olive oil and chopped parsley if desired.

*You can also use your own favorite crust recipe or a store-bought crust.
**You can also use the same amount of fresh spinach (chopped, steamed, and wilted).

FOR ROASTED GARLIC

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Slice ¼-½” off the top of a whole head of garlic, exposing the cloves. Place the head of garlic on a sheet of foil and drizzle the exposed cloves with olive oil. Wrap the head loosely in the foil. Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until cloves are soft. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes and squeeze the cloves to remove. They should easily slide out. Set aside 4-6 cloves for the pizza and reserve the rest for another use.

FOR CRUST

Place ingredients, in order indicated by the manufacturer of your bread machine, in pan of bread machine fitted with kneading paddle. Run the machine on the dough cycle. When complete, remove the dough from the machine and place on a floured work surface. Divide dough in half and reserve one half for later use (place in a freezer bag and freeze or refrigerate). Toss or roll out to a 12-14″ circle. Transfer to a baking sheet covered in parchment paper or a pizza stone before adding toppings.