PIZZA RECIPE

PIZZA RECIPE

   I like to make my food at home.  I don't have to concern myself about any kind of diseases of the staff or how my food will be handled before it gets to me.  I also wash my hands....a lot.  So, I told my Grandbaby that we will have pizza for dinner.  She asked me if we would go here or there to buy one and I asked her if she would like to make one at home.  What child would not like to assist their Grandparent in the kitchen?  It was a no-brainer.  So, the following is a recipe for the pizza:

Cheese Pizza

1 small onion, diced (about 1/4 C)

3 C shredded mozzarella cheese (12 ounces)

1/4 C Parmesan or Romano cheese

   Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Prepare Pizza Dough. Divide dough into halves.  Pat each half into 11 inch circle on greased cookie sheet or 12 inch pizza pan with floured fingers.  Add onion to tomato sauce mixture.  Spread tomato sauce mixture over circles to within 1/2 inch of the edge; sprinkle with cheeses.

   Bake on lowest oven rack until cheese is light brown, 15 - 20 minutes.  

Pizza Dough

1  package active dry yeast

1  C warm water (105 to 115 degrees F.)

2 1/2 C all purpose flour

2  T vegetable oil

1  t sugar

1  t salt

Dissolve yeast in warm water in 2 1/2 quart bowl  Stir in remaining ingredients; beat vigorously 20 strokes.  Let rest 5 minutes.

Pizza Sauce Mixture

1 8 oz can tomato sauce

2 t oregano leaves

1/2 t salt

1/2 t garlic powder
1/4 t pepper

   Mix together in a small bowl. 

Hamburger Pizza

1/2 lb. hamburger

*decrease mozzarella cheese to 2 C

   Cook and stir the hamburger until light brown;  drain.  Sprinkle hamburger over pizza dough (above) before adding cheeses.

Pepperoni Pizza:

 1 package (4 ounces) sliced pepperoni
*decrease mozzarella cheese to 2 C

   Arrange sliced pepperoni over pizza dough (above) before adding cheeses.

Italian Sausage Pizza

1/2  lb bulk Italian sausage

1 C mushrooms

1/2 C diced green peppers

*decrease mozzarella cheese to 2 C

   Cook and stir the sausage until light brown; drain. Sprinkle sausage, mushrooms, and green pepper over pizza dough (above) before adding cheeses.

Stuffed Crust

 

   If you want to get fancy, you can place string cheese along edges of the pizza dough and fold 1 inch of the dough over them.  Press the dough edges to seal it, then add the sauce and your choice of toppings.  Bake as directed.

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