How to Make Mootz’s Truffled Bumblebee

Gather ricotta, figs, and a few other ingredients and make the dish at home.
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Photograph by Rebecca Simonov

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces ricotta
  • Two figs, quartered
  • 8 slices of cranberry focaccia bread
  • 1 2-by-2-inch slice of honeycomb Bee pollen, for garnish
  • Chopped parsley, for garnish

Directions

  1. Toast the slices of cranberry focaccia in the oven until golden brown.
  2. On a large plate, pipe ricotta in waves down the center of the plate. Place the honeycomb in the center of the ricotta and arrange the fig slices on both sides.
  3. Place four toast points on each side of the ricotta, representing the wings of a bumblebee. Garnish with bee pollen and parsley

Mootz Pizzeria + Bar is located at 1230 Library St., Detroit. Call 313-243-1230 or visit mootzpizzeria.com for more information — and be sure to check out hourdetroit.com for even more recipes including Alpino’s Piedmontese Ragu and Aurora Italiana’s Frutti di Mare. 

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Hour Detroit magazine. To read more, pick up a copy of Hour Detroit at a local retail outlet. Our digital edition will be available on Feb. 10. 

 




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