Pizza Milk Bread Toast with Hot Honey and Soppressata

I recently got a Balmuda toaster and have been making so much toast that my thoughts on the toaster will have to be a separate post! It is definitely one of our favorite purchases. But I wanted to share a pizza toast that I’ve been making so much with it, inspired by the “Bee Sting” pizza from pizzeria and restaurant, Roberta’s. It has mozzarella, tomato, soppressata, chili, basil, and honey. It’s sweet and spicy from the chili and honey, and zesty and savory from the tomato sauce and soppressata. It’s a pizza I often dream about, and I order delivery from Roberta’s whenever I crave pizza. One summer in NYC, near my work office, Roberta’s was one of the food vendors participating in Madison Square Eats. I can’t count how many times throughout the summer that I would visit only their stall for lunch (…and dinner to take home, sometimes!) to order an individual personal Bee Sting pie. It’s so good.

For this toast, I use Mike’s Hot Honey. I don’t know if Roberta’s uses that specific honey, but it’s addictive and I love it especially on fried chicken and biscuits. I also opt for Japanese milk bread (also called shokupan) whenever I make toast because of its wonderful fluffy and soft texture. You can buy them from most Chinese, Korean, and Japanese bakeries, or you can make it yourself like I do. But, you can use any white bread in place of it if you don’t have milk bread.