White Pizza with Tomato and Basil

This is my favorite pizza and it comes together really quick. I buy pizza dough from the grocery store to save the time making it. I use garlic infused olive oil to add lots of flavor and make a garlic butter Parmesan cheese crust.

Ingredients:

• 1 ball pizza dough
• flour, for rolling out the pizza
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, whole and crushed a little
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
• 4 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 2 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 Tbsp. fresh basil (2-3 large leaves) chiffonade
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. While the pizza dough is set out to come to room temperature, begin making the garlic infused olive oil. Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium head and add the 4 cloves of garlic. Let the garlic cook until it begins to turn brown. Remove the pan from the heat.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
3. Sprinkle flour on a counter and begin to roll out the pizza dough until it is about 1/4 inch thick. 
4. Using a basting brush, brush some of the garlic olive oil on a pizza pan. Place the rolled out dough on top. Using your fingers, spread the dough to the edge of the pan.
5. Use the basting brush to brush the entire face of the pizza dough. Add the mozzarella. Sprinkle quarter size dollops of ricotta on top of the mozzarella. Spread around the tomatoes, oregano, and basil. Next, sprinkle 2 Tbsp. of the Parmesan cheese.
6. In a small bowl, add the remaining garlic olive oil and butter. Microwave for 15 seconds until the butter melts. Brush the mixture on the crust of the pizza. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese on the crust.
7. Add salt and pepper to the top of the pizza. Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese begins to brown and the crust looks golden.