House & Home - Magic Mushroom Medley Pizza

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 4 tbsp olive oil, divided
• Pinch of kosher salt; more to taste
• 1 leek, washed well (be fastidious), cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, and separated into rings
• 10 oz. mixed wild mushrooms, such as morels, chanterelles, hen of the woods, lobster, king oyster, or other exotic varieties (or reconstituted dried mushrooms), sliced
• 3 oz. cognac
• 1/4 cup uncooked grits or polenta, for rolling the dough
• 1 ball prepared pizza dough, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup roasted garlic paste
• 6 oz. Camembert cheese, rind removed if preferred, cut into 1/4-inch-thick strips
• Leaves from 4 sprigs fresh thyme or 2 tsp dried
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste