Quickie Pizza…
Some friends mentioned pizza today while we were out & about… and me being the suggestible foodie that I can be, it got me craving pizza!
Most people know that when you are making pizza from scratch, you need a couple of hours for the dough to rise. We didn’t get home to start dinner until almost 6 tonight… that doesn’t give much rising time!
What is a girl to do?
Google is what a girl does!
I found a great recipe for pizza dough that only calls for a 5 minute rise! Cooks.com to the rescue! I just used the dough recipe – changing it to 2 cups unbleached white flour & 1/4 cup whole wheat flour to give it a bit more taste – and we made out own sauce. It was almost pizzeria quality, if I may be so bold as to compare.
The dough – as found at cooks.com
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 c. warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. salad oil
2 1/2 c. flour
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in remaining dough ingredients; beat vigorously, about 20 strokes. Allow dough to rest (about 5 minutes).
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare topping/sauce. Divide dough in half. On lightly greased baking sheets, pat each half into a 10 inch circle. (Continue to flour fingers when patting dough into circles.) Spread sauce on each circle. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and oregano. Arrange your choice of topping on top and sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is brown and filling is hot and bubbly.
Makes 2 pizzas
For the sauce:
olive oil
2 roma tomatoes
2 cloves garlic – minced
1/4 medium onion – diced
1 small can tomato paste
Saute the onions & garlic until translucent. Add in the diced tomatoes and cook down slightly (about 2 minutes). Add the tomato paste & 1 can worth of water. Stir over medium low heat until the right consistency.
We topped our 2 pizzas seperately – one for the kids, one for the adults. The kids had pepperoni, salami and cheese. The adults had sauted chicken and onions, thin sliced red potatoes and sliced zucchini covered in a thin layer of cheese, fresh basil & oregano.
YUM!
For a short rising dough (it actually had about 30 minutes) this was very tasty.
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