6 homemade pizza stone Recipes

basic pizza dough (ball), mozzarella cheese (shredded ), pepperoni, flour, cornmeal, olive oil, pizza sauce (prepared ), canned stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil

pizza dough, homemade or store-bought, all-purpose flour , for dusting, tomato sauce , recipe follows, shredded fontina cheese, prosciutto, thinly sliced, baby arugula leaves, plus more for garnish, rinsed and dried, extra-virgin olive oil, cornmeal , for stone, special equipment : pizza stone, olive oil, red onion, small dice, minced garlic, salt and freshly ground black pepper, fresh basil leaves, chopped, red wine, whole plum tomatoes, water

instant yeast (2 1/2 tsp, or 4 oz), honey, warm water (divided ), bread flour (plus additional for dusting the work surface), whole wheat flour, kosher salt, extra virgin olive oil, cornmeal for sprinkling the baking pans, special equipment : baking pans or cookie sheets, pizza stone (optional), makes eight 6-7 inch pitas, procedure, combine the two flours in a medium bowl., whisk in 1/2 cup of the flour mixture and keep whisking until the mixture is very smooth. cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place for 45 minutes to an hour, or until doubled and bubbly., stir the salt into the remaining flour mixture ., mix in the remaining flour , 3/4 cup water, and olive oil. stir until a shaggy dough forms., turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic., lightly spray a large, clean bowl with cooking spray (or coat with olive oil). place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat in the oil. let sit in a warm spot for at least an hour, or until the dough has doubled in size., punch down the dough (it s fun) and cut into 8 fairly even pieces., lightly flour a work surface ., roll each dough piece into a ball between your hands. flatten 1 of the dough balls , then roll out on your floured work surface to 6-7 inches in diameter. transfer the pita to the cornmeal-dusted baking sheet. repeat with each dough ball., let the dough rest, loosely covered with a clean kitchen towel, for 30 minutes., if you are baking your pita on a pizza stone , place the stone on the oven floor, and remove the middle oven rack (move the second oven rack to the top position, out of the way). if you don tsp have pizza stone, remove the top oven rack, and place the second rack in the lower middle position., preheat the oven to 500of., transfer the pitas , two at a time, to the pizza stone or oven rack. bake for 2 minutes on 1 side, gently flip with tongs or a long spatula, and bake on the other for 1 minute., pita to a cooling rack. cool for 1-2 minutes, then stack to keep warm.

pre-made pizza dough, cornmeal , for dusting pizza stone, marinara sauce, store bought or homemade, sour cream, bacon, cut into small dice and cooked until brown, mozzarella, grated parmesan, scallops, cut into quarters or eighths, depending on size