Elaines Homemade Scratch Pizza With A Plus |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A delicious homemade Pizza, from SCRATCH. The dough is homemade, and the ingredients are by far better than your local pizzerias charge you extra for! Even the sauce is homemade! Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups ‘best-for-bread’ flour |
1 pkg active dry yeast |
1/2 cup warm water |
1/2 tsp sugar |
1 whole egg, beaten |
pizza sauce (small can) –*** or make your own; recipe follows. |
1/8 lb polish sausage, thinly sliced |
1/8 lb. pepperoni, thinly sliced |
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped |
1 medium ripe tomato, thinly sliced |
2 green onions, finely chopped |
3 large radishes, finely chopped |
1/4 cup green olives, finely chopped |
1/4 cup ripe olives, finely chopped |
1/8 cup anchovies (optional) |
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil |
mozzarella cheese, grated (amount is your choice) |
cheddar cheese, grated (amount is your choice) |
salt and pepper to taste |
the homemade pizza sauce |
in a saucepan, combine these ingredients |
4 large tomatoes, ripe, coarsely chopped |
1 small onion, finely chopped |
1 tsp worcestershire sauce |
1/8 tsp cayenne powder |
1/2 medium green pepper, finely chopped |
1/4 cup real bacon bits |
1/4 tsp salt |
2 tbsp italian salad dressing |
1/4 cup dry red wine |
1/8 cup water |
Directions:
1. The sauce:
2. Combine all listed ingredients for the sauce...
3. On medium high heat, cook until the contents reduce to half, stirring often to prevent sticking
4. Allow the sauce to cool completely
5. Grind the sauce with a hand blender, or food processor until it is smooth and fine
6. In the interim, work on your pizza dough…
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8. The Dough:
9. Combine all the dry ingredients
10. Combine the yeast mixture with the beaten egg and oil.
11. Add slowly to dry ingredients, mixing well, until the dough starts to come away from the bowl.
12. Add more flour as needed to make the dough workable
13. Gently knead the dough, folding, pressing, and turning, for about 5 minutes.
14. This dough does not have to be kneaded to the smooth and blistered stage.
15. Butter and flour the pizza pan
16. Now, shape the dough into a ball, and gradually flatten out to fit the pizza pan.
17. Let the dough sit for about five minutes to dry a little on top, then begin adding ingredients:
18. Add the tomato sauce first
19. Top with the aforementioned ingredients, and sprinkle with the cheeses
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21. To bake:
22. Preheat oven to 425*F
23. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown, and the center of the pizza is bubbling
24. Allow the finished pizza to rest for about five minutes to allow the tomato sauce to firm up.
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26. ***alternative topping suggestions:
27. yellow or orange sweet pepper
28. pineapple
29. lemon or lime zest
30. jalapeno peppers
31. chives
32. Gruyere’ cheese
33. Sweet pepper seeds (for a nice, nutty flavor)
34. Parsley
35. Broken cashew nuts
36. ENJOY! :+D
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