Thursday, June 10, 2010

Pizza, Pizza!

So I finally found a yummy homemade pizza crust recipe!

I made this pizza a few weeks ago and wanted to post the recipe here so I don't have to worry about loosing the scrap piece of paper it's written on. The crust recipe is below plus what I put on this particular pizza in the photo, although you can use whatever combo you'd like. I really like red onions, gorgonzola cheese, walnuts and pears (no sauce) YUM!



Margarita Pizza

Ingredients:
  • Pizza crust (recipe below)
  • 1 ball of fresh mozzarella
  • 1 pkg. fresh basil, chopped
  • Basil - Tomato canned sauce
  • 1 fresh tomato thinly sliced
Directions:
  1. Spread sauce onto pre-baked pizza crust.
  2. Top with sliced mozzarella, chopped basil and sliced tomato.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Pizza Crust

Ingredients:

  • 1 pkg. dry active yeast
  • 1 C. warm water (110 degrees)
  • 2 C. bread flour
  • 2 Tbls. olive oil
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp sugar
Directions:
  1. Mix yeast and warm water, set aside for 10 minutes.
  2. Beat flour, olive oil, salt and sugar into yeast mixture.
  3. Let rise for 30 minutes.
  4. Roll dough out on floured surface, place on pan and bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
  5. Remove dough from oven and cover with your favorite toppings, bake for an additional 20 minutes until crust is lightly browned and toppings are cooked.