Looking for a perfect meal for Valentine’s Day that your WHOLE family will eat, and enjoy! Chef Waldy Malouf of NYC’s Beacon Restaurant has shared with us an amazing Thin Crusted Pizza recipe.
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If you can’t eat it at the mid-town restaurant on the 14th (where they have a cotton candy machine in the kitchen for the kiddies!) then why not ask your kids to lend a hand in making this yummy dish! Pair with a salad (for the adults) or some fruit for the kids and you have a complete meal!
Thin Crusted Pizza with Four Cheeses and Basil
By Chef/Owner Waldy Malouf, Beacon Restaurant
Serves 4 to 6
1 Pizza Dough (can buy refrigerated)
Unsalted butter, softened, for brushing
Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
Coarse sea salt or kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup basic Tomato sauce
2/3 cup grated Bel Paese cheese
2/3 cup grated Asiago cheese
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2/3 cup diced fresh Mozzarella
1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
1. Place a pizza stone or inverted baking sheet in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. or light the grill.
2. Press the risen pizza dough down and turn it onto a flat surface. Lightly knead the dough a few times. Divide the dough into two equal balls. Roll out each round on a piece of parchment paper to 1/4-inch thick (they will be about 10 inches in diameter). Slide the rounds, on the paper, onto cookie sheets or upside down rimmed baking sheets.
3. Brush the pizza dough with softened butter and olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread a thin layer of sauce over the crust. Sprinkle the cheeses over the sauce.
4. Trim the parchment paper, leaving a narrow border around the pizza. Slide the pizzas and parchment paper, one at a time, onto the preheated pizza stone or baking sheet. Cook until the crust is crisp and the cheese is bubbling, about 7 minutes.
5. Scatter the basil over the pizza, slice, and serve.
To see the complete Beacon children’s menu as well as 225 other NYC children’s menus, visit www.MiniMunchers.com.
