Fig-Prosciutto Pizza with Arugula8 servings

    Ingredients
    
Pizza Crust http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/crust/index.html :
    *
1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/yeast/index.html     *
2 cups all-purpose flour     *
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt     *
Scant 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for bowl     *

    Topping:
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2 tablespoons olive oil     *
Kosher salt     *
6 to 8 tablespoons fig http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/fig/index.html  spread or jam     *
12 ounces fresh mozzarella http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/mozzarella/index.html , sliced thin     *
Freshly ground black pepper     *
6 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/prosciutto/index.html     *
1 bunch washed and rinsed arugula http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/arugula/index.html     *
1 cup shaved Parmesan http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/parmesan/index.html
    
Directions
For the crust: Sprinkle the yeast over
3/4 cup warm (not lukewarm) water
in a bowl.
In a stand mixer http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/mixer/index.html  with the paddle
attachment, add the flour and salt
and, with the mixer running on low
speed, drizzle http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/drizzle/index.html  in the olive oil.

Keep going until it's mixed through.

Next, pour in the yeast/water mixture
and mix until just combined.
Coat a separate mixing bowl with
a light drizzle of olive oil, tip the
dough in and form it into a ball.

Toss to coat the dough ball in the
olive oil, then cover the bowl tightly
with plastic wrap http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/plastic-wrap/index.html  and allow the
dough to rise for at least an hour, or
up to 3 or 4 days.
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.

Arrange the oven rack in the lowest
position.
For the topping:

Roll out the pizza dough http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/dough/index.html  on a lightly
floured surface as thinly as possible.

Dough should be roughly 17 by
10 inches.

Place on a large baking sheet.

Drizzle lightly with the olive oil
and sprinkle lightly with salt.

Spread the fig spread all over
the surface of the dough.

Lay the slices of mozzarella
all over the surface of the
pizza crust.

Sprinkle lightly with salt
and pepper.

Bake the pizza until the crust
is golden and the cheese is
bubbly, 12 to 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and
immediately drape the
prosciutto slices over the hot
pizza.

Sprinkle generously with the
arugula and Parmesan shavings.

Cut into wedges or squares and
serve immediately!


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