Monday 8 August 2011

Mmmm Pizza.


Go figure, I post about craving pasta and come home to make pizza? Similar flavour palate, different craving all together. the hardest part about this pizza is waiting for the dough to mix for 1 1/2 hours.

Simple Pizza
1 large batch of bread machine pizza dough
2-3 cups homemade sauce (I didn't measure, I just made) - mixture of sundried and vine tomatoes, onion, garlic, roasted red pepper and pesto
30 slices of pepperoni
Handful of basil leaves
3 cups of cheese mix: mozzarella , cheddar and parmigiano
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Flour  and cooking spray
Preheat oven to 425˚F.
Take two pizza pans, coat with thin layer of cooking spray and dust with flour. Split dough in half and work into a circle by stretching with one hand while pulling dough over knuckles of other hand. Coat middle of each pizza with a layer of olive oil, this prevents moisture build up and soggy crust. Spoon sauce onto pizza evenly. Chop basil leaves into a chiffonade (ooo fancy cooking word for thin strips) and toss on top of sauce. Place half of pepperoni on each pizza, cover with cheese and top with the remainder of pepperoni.
Cook on middle racks of oven for 20-30 minutes, switching top pizza for bottom pizza half-way through. Top with fresh grated parmigiano, cut and serve. Buon Appetito




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