Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Figs, Bacon and Gorgonzola

Along with the uniquely flavored ice creams we've been making for Ice Cream Sundays, we're also going to start making some uniquely flavored pizzas. Here is our first. (It's based on this recipe, but I had to adjust to make more.)

Pizza Dough:
2-1/2 tsp dry yeast (buy this in bulk at the co-op and you will save a bunch)
1 T sugar
1 cup warm water
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
2 T olive oil

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water and let sit for 10 minutes. Add rest of ingredients. Spread it on a pizza pan (we use a cookie sheet).


Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter
1 yellow onion
1 red onion
3 tsp fresh thyme leaves
3 bay leaves
8 thick slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch thick batons
18 dried mission figs, stems trimmed, cut into quarters or small pieces
8 oz. crumbled Gorgonzola



Directions

1. Preheat the oven 500 degrees.

2. Melt the butter in a skillet. Add the onions, thyme and bay leaves. Cook until the onions have softened and turn a deep, golden brown, about 25 minutes.

3. Cut the bacon and cook it up.

4. Cover pizza dough with the toppings: the caramelized onions first, then the figs and bacon, and finally the Gorgonzola. Shake the pizza peel slightly to make sure the dough is not sticking. Bake for 7 minutes.