Tuesday Recipe Club: Homemade Pizza Dough
My new favorite Pizza Dough recipe:
HOMEMADE PIZZA DOUGH FOR PIZZA OR CALZONES (for bread maker)
1 cup room temp beer or water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (or use 1 teaspoon basil, 1 teaspoon oregano)
2 1/2 cups bread flour (OK to substitute one cup whole wheat flour — more than that makes it too heavy)
2 1/2 teaspoons bread yeast
cornmeal
Place all ingredients (except cornmeal) into bread maker. Hit start button for “pizza dough” cycle.
While it’s kneading, I usually get ingredients ready for pizza — grate cheese, chop peppers and onions, etc. If you’re going to use the dough within an hour of cycle completing, OK to leave out of fridge. Otherwise, put it into a big covered container and refrigerate.
My girlfriend, Wacky M, got us making individual heart-shaped pizzas for the kids. Cute. Calzones are great, too, or just make one big pizza. If you don’t have a pizza stone or forget how to use it (I always preheat the oven without remembering to put it in first — pizza stones have to preheat along with the oven), just use a roasting pan.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees and roll or stretch dough out into a 12 inch round (medium crust) or several small rounds or a large rectangle. Place pizza on a greased roasting pan, sprinkled with cornmeal, or on pizza stone, sprinkled with cornmeal.
Cover pizza with cheese and toppings; bake about 10-15 minutes or until cheese is browned and bubbling.
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Hey Wacky Mommy! Pizza Crust looks awesome, can’t wait to try it. FYI, I’ve been trying to email you but emails keep getting returned. No, I’m not ignoring you! Together in wackiness…
March 28th, 2006 | #