Sunday, June 10, 2012

Home baked pizza

This is a recipe I've had for a while and have modified it over the years. It is recommended to cook this on either a pizza stone or a stoneware pan. 


Ingredients: 
1 Package or 1 1/4 Tsp of Active Dry Yeast
1 Cup of lukewarm water (~100 degrees)
4 Tbsp Olive oil
1 Tsp Kosher Salt
1/2 Tsp Sugar
1/2 Cup of Whole Wheat flour
1 1/2 Cup white flour plus 1/4 - 1/3 cup extra for dusting/bench flour
2 Tsp of cornmeal


Toppings: 
Margherita
Park Skim Mozzarella Cheese shredded
Joe's Pasta Sauce


Hawaiian

Park Skim Mozzarella Cheese shredded
Joe's Pasta Sauce

Dole sliced Pineapples
Sliced deli ham (Taylor Pork Roll could be an interesting alternative though)


Mushroom
Sliced Cremini Mushrooms
Gruyere Cheese shredded


Preparation:
In a stand mixer, mix together yeast and water and whisk together until bubbles form.  Add 3 Tbsp of olive oil, white, wheat flour, salt, and sugar. Mix together until a dough ball forms (use dough hook).  If dough is still sticky use reserved flour until it becomes stiff and not sticky. Place dough ball in a lightly oiled large bowl and keep covered for about an hour while the dough rises. 


Pre heat oven to 450 degrees and place pizza stone on the lowest shelf. (if using a stoneware pan do not put the pan in the oven but instead raise heat to 500 degrees).  On a flat flourered surface, spread out dough ball into pizza shape or if using stoneware pan spread out in bottom of pan.  Lift the dough up one side at a time and spread cornmeal underneath.  


Cover surface with 1 Tbsp of olive oil and spread to cover entire surface. Coat with toppings to desired height. Bake in oven between 12 and 17 minutes (turning once about halfway through) until crust becomes crispy. 


Serving: 
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Slice and serve. 

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