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Monday, August 10, 2009

Cheeseless Pizza

Up above I have a tray of toppings that I recently put on my pizza. This assortment includes mushrooms, spinach, sweet onion, tomato, olives, and red bell peppers. Below is the picture of the actual pizza. I like to put my sauce OVER the pizza versus under it. It keeps the crust from getting soggy. I make a really perfect pizza crust. The recipe is provided below. Its not the ingredients that are important in this recipe, its the technique. Do it exactly as I say, and u will be thrilled.

Best Homemade Pizza Dough Ever
1 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
¾ cup Warm Water
3 Tbsp Olive Oil
¾ tsp Salt
2 Cups Flour
¼ cup Flour for dusting

1) Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Set aside for 5-10 minutes.
2) Mix together salt, oil, and flour in a large bowl.
3) While the yeast is activating, work the oil into the flour with your hands till very well incorporated (5-10 minutes). This is the crucial step.
4) Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture, mix with a spoon.
5) Place dough on a floured surface and kneed.
6) Place dough ball into a bowl with some oil, cover for an hour.
7) Punch down the dough. If using righ away, go to step 10.
8) If you want to store the dough for later, place it in a ziplock bag and leave in the fridge.
9) When ready to use dough, remove from the fridge and let it sit for about half hour to reach room temperature.
10) When rolling dough, roll from the center to make an even layer.
11) Bake on the bottom oven rack at 450-500F for 5 minutes.
12) Add toppings and bake for another 7-10 minutes or until done.

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