Ingredients

• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon plus a pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 to 4 heads Roasted Garlic, recipe follows
• 2 to 3 tablespoons yellow cornmeal, for sprinkling on baker's peel
• 1 recipe Parmesan Pizza Dough, recipe follows
• 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced
• 4 ounces grated fontina
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

Roasted Garlic:

3 to 4 heads garlic, upper quarter removed

4 teaspoons olive oil

Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place the garlic on a foil-lined baking sheet and rub 1 teaspoon of oil into the top of each head. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper and place, cut side down, on the baking sheet. Bake until the cloves are soft and golden, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle. Carefully remove each clove of garlic from the head. Squeeze each head of garlic to expel any cloves that you cannot remove individually. Set aside until needed.

Yield: enough for 1 pizza

Parmesan Pizza Dough:

1 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)

1 (1/4-ounce) envelope active dry yeast

1 teaspoon honey

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan

Pinch salt

Yellow cornmeal, for sprinkling the baking sheet

In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, honey, and 1 tablespoon oil, stirring to combine. Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.

Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the salt, mixing by hand until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Continue adding the flour, 1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until the dough is smooth but still slightly sticky. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth but still slightly tacky, 3 to 5 minutes.

Oil a large mixing bowl with remaining olive oil. Place the dough in the bowl, turning to coat with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place, free from drafts until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.

Punch dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 15-inch circle.

Yield: dough for 1 (15-inch) pizza