I have the most fantastic pizza recipe to share with you today. But, I must warn you, once you produce this chewy, gooey, bubbly joy; your family will request this over take out. Oh, come on you say? I'm not kidding. This pizza gets rave reviews from family members and guests each time it is lovingly made. I have taken this recipe, and over the years, made it into the fantastic pizza it is today.
I put it in the back of my recipe box when times got tough. It does require that wonderful silky smooth cheese titled mozzarella. And, it can be a bit expensive lately. But, recently I went to my local discount food store and found it for 99 cents a pound. Yes, FRESH mozzarella that cheap! Well, once I put this on the pizza, rather than the traditional shredded, I now had a gourmet pizza. Do look for bargains for this heavenly delight.
I have two large pizza pans that are restaurant style. So I split the dough into 3 pizzas. If you have the regualar size pan, you can split this dough into 4 pizzas.
Dough
1 pkg. active yeast
2 cups spring water
2 tsp. sea salt
4 cups flour
2 tab. olive oil
Place in bread machine on "dough" setting or 1 hour and 40 min. You can add all ingredients, knead this by hand, and set it aside too.
Pizza Sauce
1 can (14 1/2 oz.) chopped tomatoes
2 tab. olive oil
dash oregano
1 or 2 cloves of garlic
Put all in blender and whirl on high. Set aside.
Toppings
3 cups of Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
Basil (fresh or dried)
Mushrooms
Pepperoni
Ham
Onions
Whatever strikes your fancy!
Set oven to 450 degrees. Take out dough and gently knead again on lightly floured board. Cut into 3 even pieces. Roll out pizza to conform to pizza pie pan. Top with 2/3 cup of pizza sauce, 1 cup of shredded cheese, 2 tab. parmesan cheese, and toppings of your choice. Top with a sprinkle of fresh or dried basil. Bake for 10-15 min. or until bubbly. If you can, get that FRESH mozzarella!
I put it in the back of my recipe box when times got tough. It does require that wonderful silky smooth cheese titled mozzarella. And, it can be a bit expensive lately. But, recently I went to my local discount food store and found it for 99 cents a pound. Yes, FRESH mozzarella that cheap! Well, once I put this on the pizza, rather than the traditional shredded, I now had a gourmet pizza. Do look for bargains for this heavenly delight.
I have two large pizza pans that are restaurant style. So I split the dough into 3 pizzas. If you have the regualar size pan, you can split this dough into 4 pizzas.
Dough
1 pkg. active yeast
2 cups spring water
2 tsp. sea salt
4 cups flour
2 tab. olive oil
Place in bread machine on "dough" setting or 1 hour and 40 min. You can add all ingredients, knead this by hand, and set it aside too.
Pizza Sauce
1 can (14 1/2 oz.) chopped tomatoes
2 tab. olive oil
dash oregano
1 or 2 cloves of garlic
Put all in blender and whirl on high. Set aside.
Toppings
3 cups of Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
Basil (fresh or dried)
Mushrooms
Pepperoni
Ham
Onions
Whatever strikes your fancy!
Set oven to 450 degrees. Take out dough and gently knead again on lightly floured board. Cut into 3 even pieces. Roll out pizza to conform to pizza pie pan. Top with 2/3 cup of pizza sauce, 1 cup of shredded cheese, 2 tab. parmesan cheese, and toppings of your choice. Top with a sprinkle of fresh or dried basil. Bake for 10-15 min. or until bubbly. If you can, get that FRESH mozzarella!
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