Thursday, February 25, 2010

homemade pizza



delicious, easy, and addictive!
homemade dough:
(this is the recipe in our breadmaker book)
1 1/3 c warm water
1tsp honey or sugar
2tsp kosher salt
2tbs olive oil
3 1/4 c bread flour
3/4c whole wheat flour
2 1/4 tsp instant, active dry yeast
(Note: we have been out of bread flour and used all wheat flour and did fine!)
place in bread machine by directions, process takes 1 hour 40 minutes... the machine does the work! OR use above ingredients and mix with hook attachment in mixer and let rise in the mixing bowl, covered for 2 hours or until doubled in size) Take dough out of bread machine or mix bowl and punch down. We separate into 4-5 dough balls and roll really thin... it is delicious as a thin crust and with our family, it goes a lot further! We roll out on a little corn meal, you can use flour. Place on pan and brush a little olive oil over each dough crust.
Toppings:
ENDLESS! We like doing it this way (other than the health benefits!) because we have a daughter with a dairy allergy, she does a small pizza with soy cheese! We use blocks of mozzerella because it tastes better, doesn't take as much and doesn't have all the additives.
Sauce:
(obviously jarred pasta or pizza sauce works...or leftover spaghetti sauce)
1 large can crushed tomatoes (can use hand held mixer to puree)
2 tbs- 1 can of tomato paste, depending on thickness that you prefer!
1 tbs basil, oregano

spread a small amount of sauce on each pizza, sprinkle with cheese and add meats and veggies of choice. Bake 450 10 minutes or until "color" that you like!

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