Ingredients

  • 1/2 recipe pizza dough, recipe follows
  • Cornmeal, for dusting
  • Olive oil
  • 1 cup caramelized onions
  • 1 cup duck confit
  • 1/2 -pound baby red potatoes, cooked and sliced
  • 1/2 cup grated white Cheddar
  • Truffle oil, optional
  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
  • 1/4 cup lard or vegetable shortening
  • 3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • Olive oil

Method

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. If you have one, place a pizza stone on the bottom rack of the oven.
  • Roll dough into a 12-inch circle, about 1/2-inch thick.
  • Dust pizza peel or baking sheet with cornmeal.
  • Place rolled out dough on peel.
  • Brush dough with olive oil.
  • Top with caramelized onions, duck confit, sliced new potatoes, and white Cheddar.
  • Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and the edges are golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and drizzle with truffle oil, if desired.
  • In an electric mixing bowl, whisk the yeast, sugar, water and lard together to make a paste.
  • Add the flour and salt and mix, using a dough hook, until the dough comes away from the sides and crawls up the dough hook.
  • Remove the dough from the bowl.
  • Grease the bowl with olive oil and place the dough back in the bowl.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and divide dough in half.
  • Roll the dough into balls, cover, and let the dough rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • The dough is ready to be shaped.
  • Yield: dough for 2 (12-inch) pizzas