Mushroom, Bechamel, and Cheese Pizzette

Directions

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   1 Recipe pizza dough 1 lb Mushrooms 2 tb Unsalted butter Salt & pepper to taste 1 c Bechamel sauce 1/2 lb Gruyere cheese;freshly grate 2 tb

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   fresh grate 2 tb Unsalted butter "The cuisine of Piedmont in Italy has a decidedly French undertone

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   Where else would you eat pizza with Bechamel Sauce? If you think this combination is a bit rich, Waverly Root, in "The Food of Italy," descr

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   Extravagant, yes, but absolutely scrumptious

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   Dried porcini or fresh golden oak mushrooms would also make an excellent and less expensive variation." Preheat the oven to 500 degrees for

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   Lightly coat a baking sheet with vegetable oil

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   Clean mushrooms and slice thin, then saute them in 2 tablespoons of butter until all their excess liquid has evaporated

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   Divide 1 recipe pizza dough into 6 or 10 or 12 equal pieces and roll or press out each ball to the desired size