Sunny's Avenue J Pizza

Ingredients

• 8 ounces buffalo mozzarella cheese fresh
• 1.5 cups tomatoes whole with basil canned
• 0.5 ounce dehydrated porcini mushrooms 
• 8  flour 
• 2 cups basil leaves fresh
• 4 cloves garlic roughly chopped
• 0.5 cup aged mozzarella shredded
• 0.3 cup olive oil extra-virgin for preparing pan and garnishing
• 0.3 cup parmigiano-reggiano shredded
• 18  pepperoni thick
• 6 servings salt and pepper black freshly ground
• 1 cup water 
• 0.3 cup citrus champagne vinegar 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water and white wine vinegar to a simmer.
2. Remove from heat and add mushrooms. Cover and let mushrooms sit, 15 minutes. Strain.
3. Slice bread horizontally to create 2 pizzas. Lightly oil a baking sheet and place pizzas crust side up.
4. Brush top with 1/4 cup oil. In a bowl, squeeze tomatoes to break up slightly.
5. Place on pizza halves. Pull pieces of Buffalo mozzarella from the ball and place on halves. Top with porcini mushrooms, shredded mozzarella, garlic and pepperoni.
6. Bake until cheese has melted and crust is crispy, about 25 minutes.
7. Remove from oven, drizzle with oil, sprinkle on Parmesan and spread with cut basil.
8. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.