Monday, August 8, 2011

Homemade Pizza

"What you are seeing in the photo below is a freshly baked homemade pizza.  I made my own dough which is very simple if you want to give it a try.  The recipe is as follows:

Pizza Dough
1 Packet Quick Rise Yeast
1 Cup of Warm Water (about 110 degrees)
21/2  to 3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 tsp of Salt
2 tsp of Olive Oil
Olive Oil and Corn Meal for Pizza Pan
Mix the yeast and water. Add the salt, olive oil and 2 1/2 cups of flour.  Mix till incorporated.  Add rest of flour 1/2 cup at a time.  Mix about 4 mins more till dough starts hitting sides.  Place in a oil glazed bowl, put a towel over and put in a warm place for 1 hour.  Will be doubled in size. Punch down.  Brush pizza pan with oil and sprinkle with corn meal.  Stretch and Press Dough on Pizza Pan. Make yourself a nice crust. 

Next - Put on whatever toppings you like! What is your favorite topping?
I used garlic and tomato sauce, onion, tomatoes, spinach, ham, parmasean cheese and fresh mozzarella cheese. 
Bake for 12 - 15 min at 425 degrees.  Tasted great! My crust was a little on the thicker side put you could use less dough and make a thin crust if you prefer.  I love using the fresh ingredients it just tastes better than the processed stuff.

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