Thursday, September 17, 2015

Homemade Pizza

I thought I would also get the ball rolling with our tried and true pizza recipe.

CRUST:
In food processor or by hand mix:
1 1/2 cups bread flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
While machine is running, add (at the same time):
1 cup lukewarm water
1-2 TBSP of olive oil

Run machine or knead until dough is elastic . . . 2-3 minutes.  Put in an olive oil-greased bowl. Turn dough over so both surfaces are coated.  Top with plastic wrap.  Let rise til doubled.

SAUCE:
Combine:
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 clove garlic, minced
2 TBSP red wine vinegar
1 tsp dried or 2 TBSP fresh chopped basil
1 tsp dried or 1 TBSP fresh chopped oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 475.  Sprinkle cornmeal on a rimmed tray.  Dump dough out of bowl directly into pan and spread out with your hands.  Pre-bake crust for 7 minutes.  Add sauce and all desired toppings and cheese.  Bake for another 7 minutes.

Enjoy!

1 comment:

  1. I have never, ever had good luck with homemade pizza dough. However... This recipe is outstanding! The best part about homemade pizza is everyone can put on their own toppings!

    Our most popular toppings (for the kids) were... (drumroll) sliced carrots, peanuts, and pickles.

    We had good luck letting the bread machine knead the dough and I just left it in the machine to rise. Then we rolled the dough out with a rolling pin on a jelly roll pan.

    Thanks for sharing!

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