Okay, so Publix sells pizza dough for $2.50.... I can make even better homemade dough at home with my Kitchenaid Mixer for less than $1. Ingredients:1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Directions:Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed bowl.
Add salt, olive oil, and 2 1/2 cup flour.
Attach bowl and dough hook, turn to speed 2 and mix 1 minute.
Continuing on speed 2, add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough clings to dough hook and cleans sides of bowl. Knead on speed 2 for about 2-5 minutes.
Place in butter greased bowl, turning to grease top.
Cover, let rise in warm place for one 1 hour.
Punch dough down, knead by hand in bowl incorporating butter from bowl.
Wrap in clear plastic wrap and place in fridge for at least 1 hour.
Allow dough to sit at room temperature for 1 hour before rolling into pizza dough.
Makes two large thin crust pizzas, or one thick crust.
Brush 14 inch pizza pan with butter and sprinkle corn meal for extra crunch.
Bake at 400°F for 15 to 20 minutes.
My Toppings:
On this pizza, I used Gia Russa's Hot Sicilian pizza sauce, 4 oz. of Polly-O mozzarella, topped with sliced white onions, fresh red peppers, and baby-portabella mushrooms. Use a fork to prick the pizza dough after it is rolled out to keep it from rising while baking.
"Andiamo a Mangiare!" - "Let's EAT' (in Italian)
We love making our own pizza! So much healthier and less greasy. May I suggest thinly sliced zucchini and squash to go along with pepper and onions? I toss all the veggies with olive oil, red wine vinegar, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, garlic...you get the idea. They are soooo good that way, especially if they get a chance to marinate in it for a little while. Also cooking it lower and slower gets the veggies nice and tender(learned that on accident).
ReplyDeleteNice! Thanks for the tip!!
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