Parisian

Name: Parisian
Ingredients: 1 (13-ounce/370-gram) ball Master Dough , preferably with starter, made with Poolish; Flour, for dusting; 8 ounces (225 grams) assorted mushrooms (such as pioppini, oyster, shiitake, and trumpet); Olive oil, for sautéing; Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 5 ounces (140 grams) part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (1-1/4 cups); 1-1/2 teaspoons (6 grams) truffle paste, or 1 fresh truffle (to taste); 1-1/2 ounces (45 grams) Saint André Cheese; 2 pizza baking stones or steels, pizza peel

By Tony Gemignani

October 14, 2014

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ParisianSara Remington

In 2013, I was a judge at a big pizza competition in Paris. In two days, I tasted seventy-three pizzas, most of them too rich and fussy for my taste. Let's just say that almost every entry featured smoked fish, foie gras, gold leaf, or edible flowers. But one extravagant ingredient that I thought really did work was truffles, and that inspired me to come up with this pizza that makes the most of truffle paste, wild mushrooms, and two of my favorite French cheeses: nutty Comté and triple-cream Saint André. If you like, you can top the fully baked pizza with paper-thin slices of prosciutto or speck. And if you can get your hands on a fresh truffle, shave it on top right at the table. That's the kind of simple, earthy luxury I can really get behind.

Cooks' Note:

If you do not have two pizza baking stones or steels, you can use two 13" x 18" inverted rimmed baking sheets or cookie sheets. —Epicurious Editors

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