Sarah Tuck's Waiheke Fig Pizza

Mix flour and salt together in a big bowl or mixer. Put water in a jug, whisk in honey then gently stir in yeast and leave to sit for 5 minutes until the mix has a frothy top. Stir into flour with olive oil, then either mix by hand, or use a mixer with a dough hook to bring the dough together and knead for 5 minutes (longer by hand - tip out of the bowl and give it at least 10 minutes of kneading!) until it is smooth and elastic.

Put into a bowl greased with a little extra olive oil, cover with plastic wrap and leave to sit in a warmish spot for 45 minutes. Remove from the bowl, knock the air out and knead a minute or two further. If the dough feels extra sticky, knead lightly on a floured bench or board until the flour is incorporated and the dough feels smooth and glossy. Cover with plastic wrap again and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, which I find helps to 'settle' it. You can now use the dough or halve it and refrigerate it again (for up to two days) until you are ready to use it. Be aware that it may try and escape from its plastic wrappings in the fridge!

Separate pizza dough into 3 pieces. Cut 3 lengths of baking paper to fit oven trays. Roll each piece of pizza dough out onto each sheet of baking paper and preheat oven (and 3 oven trays) to 210˚C (415˚F). Sprinkle a third of the Parmesan onto each pizza base, then top with caramelised onion. Randomly add fig pieces and grapes then crumble over blue cheese and lay pieces of prosciutto at intervals. Carefully slide pizzas (on baking paper) onto hot oven trays and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until golden, bubbling and smelling incredible. Remove from the oven, sprinkle over a few rocket leaves, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and season with sea salt and a good grinding of black pepper. Serve straight away with a glass or three of red wine. Serves 6-8

Products I used from the island:
Figs
Grapes
Blue Cheese - Waiheke Island Cheese Company, Church Bay Blue
Olive Oil – Number 29, Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Red wine – Te Motu Cabernet Merlot