Sunday, September 15, 2013

Pizza Dough

Source: The Food Nanny


1 TBSP active dry yeast (Red Star from Costco)
1 cup warm water- not hot
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp honey
1/2 tsp salt
3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour




Set oven to 500° with pizza stone inside.
Mix the yeast and water in a small bowl, cover and let foam for 5 min. In large bowl, mix oil, honey, salt and yeast mixture. Mix in 3 cups of flour by hand 1 cup at a time. Mix until dough pulls away from bowl, adding up to one more cup of flour, 1/4 cup at a time, if necessary. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand for 2-3 minutes. Cover dough with bowl until ready to roll out. Divide dough into 3 portions, roll out and quickly move to floured pizza peel or roll out on parchment. Top with olive oil and toppings, transfer quickly to heated pizza stone, bake for 5 minutes.

Toppings:
Arugula Pizza- top crust with olive oil and fresh mozzarella cheese, bake for 5 min, then top with fresh arugula, fresh chopped tomatoes, dress with olive oil, salt and pepper.

Margarita Pizza- top crust with olive oil and diced, seeded tomatoes, bake for 4 minutes, add fresh mozzarella and parmesan cheese, bake for 2-3 more minutes. Dress with fresh sliced basil, olive oil, salt and pepper.

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