The Sting

If you love the combination of sweet, savoury and a little heat, The Sting deserves a spot on your pizza night menu. Creamy roasted pumpkin, smoky speck, crunchy walnuts and bold Castelmagno cheese come together with a generous drizzle of hot honey for a pizza that's rich, balanced and packed with flavour.

Ingredients

Pumpkin Cream

• Roasted pumpkin
• Garlic
• Olive oil
• Cream
• Parmesan cheese
• Hot honey

Pizza

• Pizza dough
• Pumpkin cream
• Fior di Latte mozzarella
• Smoked speck, shaved
• Roasted walnuts, roughly chopped
• Castelmagno cheese
• Hot honey

Method

1. Roast the pumpkin until soft and lightly caramelised.

2. Gently caramelise the garlic in olive oil. Add the cream and simmer until slightly reduced.

3. Add the roasted pumpkin, Parmesan and a drizzle of hot honey, then blend until smooth and silky. Season to taste.

4. Roast the walnuts until fragrant, then roughly chop.

5. Stretch your pizza dough and spread a generous layer of pumpkin cream over the base.

6. Top with Fior di Latte mozzarella and bake until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbling.

7. Finish with shaved smoked speck, roasted walnuts, crumbled Castelmagno cheese and a final drizzle of hot honey before serving.

A pizza that delivers sweetness, smokiness, nuttiness and a gentle kick in every bite.