Ingredients

  • 1 (12 inch) pizza dough (preferably New York-style pizza dough)
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 3/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 3/4 cups whole-milk mozzarella cheese, coarsely shredded
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Method

  • Position an oven rack on the second-lowest level in the oven and place a baking stone on the rack; position another rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat oven to 500°.
  • Coat a 12-inch pizza screen or perforated pizza pan with cooking spray.
  • Lay the dough on the prepared screen or pan and gently stretch dough into a 12-inch round.
  • Top the pizza: brush the dough with 1 tablespoon olive oil; spread the ricotta evenly over the dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border.
  • Sprinkle the garlic over the top; sprinkle the mozzarella over the top.
  • Crush the oregano between your fingers and sprinkle evenly over the cheese and crust.
  • Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over the top.
  • Place the pizza in the oven on the upper rack; bake about 8 minutes, until the crust is crisp and golden brown.
  • Using a pizza peel, lift the pizza off the screen/pan and place the crust directly on the baking stone; remove the screen/pan from the oven.
  • Continue baking the pizza until the bottom of the crust is golden, about 3 minutes.
  • Using the peel, remove the pizza from the oven and transfer to a cutting board.
  • Slice pizza into wedges and serve immediately.