13 Variations to Convince You of the Greatness of White Pizza

Pizza bianca is perhaps the most underrated of all

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Pizza bianca — white pizza, pizza without sauce — is a blank slate. Without toppings, it’s a great appetizer that lets you appreciate the homemade dough, but it’s also the perfect base for you to experiment with some of the possible additions and tweaks that follow. However you do it, it’s likely to be among the best pizzas you’ll ever eat.

White Pizza

Makes: 1 large or 2+ small pies
Time: About 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 recipe pizza dough
• Flour for dusting
• Olive oil as needed
• Coarse kosher or sea salt
• 1 tablespoon or more roughly chopped fresh rosemary or thyme leaves

The Basics of Pizza Dough

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 500°F or higher with a pizza stone on a lower rack if you have one. Form the dough into a ball for…