Bacon and Pear Pizza with Blue Cheese
- Total time
- 25 min
- Serves
- 1
- Cuisine
- Pizza
Ingredients
- 4 strips thick-cut smoked bacon (chopped)
- 1 (14- to 16-ounce) ball pizza dough
- 1½ teaspoons honey
- Extra-virgin olive oil (for brushing and drizzling)
- 2 firm Bosc pears (cored and very thinly sliced)
- ⅔ cup crumbled blue cheese (preferably Gorgonzola)
- Leaves from 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (finely chopped)
- Freshly ground black pepper
Steps
- 1
Preheat the oven to 500°F (if using a baking sheet) or as high as it will go (if using a baking stone/steel; place the stone/steel in the oven before you start preheating).
- 2
Heat a skillet over medium heat and cook the bacon for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until it is crispy and all the fat has been rendered. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the bacon to a paper towel–lined plate to drain.
- 3
If you're using a baking stone/steel, turn the oven to Broil on high.
- 4
Stretch or roll out your dough to a 12-inch circle, then transfer it to an oiled baking sheet or a lightly floured pizza peel (if using a baking stone/steel).
- 5
To top the pizza: Measure the honey into a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave it for 30 seconds or until it has liquefied. Using a pastry brush, coat the dough lightly with olive oil, making sure to get all the way to the edges. Arrange the pear slices in concentric circles on the dough; try your best to get them in a single layer. Drizzle the liquefied honey over the pears, scatter the bacon and blue cheese on top, and then sprinkle on the rosemary. Give the pizza a quick, final drizzle of olive oil and a grind or two of black pepper.
- 6
Transfer the pizza to the oven and bake until the crust is golden and the cheese has melted—8 to 10 minutes on the baking sheet, 6 to 8 minutes on the baking stone/steel.
- 7
Remove the pizza from the oven. Slice and serve.
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