Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Friday night pizza

We started to have pizza about once a week on our movie night. Levi really likes it and everyone will eat it. I tried to make the recipe a little healthier by adding a bit of whole wheat flour. It's pretty good. I got the original recipe from an issue of Taste of Home-Italian Cheese Bread.

Combine the following ingredients and add more flour if needed to form a soft dough. I just use a wooden spoon to make sure all ingredients are mixed and dough is kneaded for about 2 minutes. Put a little oil on top of dough ball and turn to make sure it is coated evenly. Leave in bowl and then cover so it can rise for about 20 minutes.

2 C all purpose or bread flour
1/2 C whole wheat flour
1 t salt
1 t sugar
1 T quick rise yeast
1 C warm water(120-130 degrees)
1 T oil

Punch down the dough and then spread onto a cookie sheet to the edge. Just use your fingers.

Spread on your favorite sauce and toppings.

I use a can of tomato sauce and then sprinkle salt, freshly ground black pepper, dried basil, and oregano evenly over the sauce.

My kids only like cheese topping.

Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes. I then use my other pan and place upside down over the top of pizza pan to prevent it from getting too dark. You can use foil, but the cheese always sticks when I do that. I bake for another 6 minutes or so. Cut into squares for little hands.

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