We're making Pizza together!

Gabe had such a good time making pizza and cookies today!

Yet another Pizza...

I found this recipe here, but I am not imressed with it. The dough was very dense.

Papa John's Pizza Dough

I made it again, and this time I followed instructions! Wow, what a difference and how easy this dough is to make. Everyone loved it and even though it didn't taste like Papa John's exactly, it was darn close. I think it tasted much better because the ingredients were as always organic and truly fresh!

Pizza

It was pizza night again. The dough, I made from warm water, yeast, salt and flour. Mix warm water and yeast, let sit for a few min. Add flour and salt until it comes together. Roll out into a thin pie and top with tomato sauce (i used canned organic), mozzarella di bufala, mushrooms etc.... if you like garlic on your pizza you can add finely sliced garlic to it before baking. So simple and good. Heat the oven and pizza stone to 500 and bake for 5-10 min until the cheese is melted. If you have time and you want a fancier pizza crust, try this recipe and let me know how it turned out. I've never tried it, but it looks darn good.

Don't bake the pizza with the fresh basil. Add basil AFTER it comes out if the oven. I turn my brain off sometimes.

The mushroom was the start of the evening.

Wanna-be Papa John's Pizza

I found this dough recipe here and the sauce recipes here. The dough is very fluffy. I, of course, forgot to grease the dough and poke holes in... blah blah blah. This is an easy dough recipe and tastes great too. Papa John's?....almost. I topped mine with chicken, mushrooms and tomatoes. I have rewritten the recipe the way I made it:

For the Dough:

2 1/2-3 cups flour
1 tablespoons sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons fast rising yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup very warm water(120 to 130 degrees)
2 tablespoons olive oil

1. In the food processor, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt; blend well.

2. Gradually add water and oil to mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened, then pulse for 2 minutes. Add 1 1/2 to 2 cup of flour until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.

3. On a floured surface, knead in 1/4 to 1/2 cup flour until dough is smooth and elastic. Cover loosely with plastic and let rest in a warm place for about 15 minutes.

4. Press out dough onto (2) 12-inch pizza pans (*I would recommend using 1 larger pan, since this dough has no problem rising to the same Papa John's thickness). Prick randomly with a fork. Let rest again in a warm place for 10-15 minutes.

5. Brush crusts lightly with oil then prebake them in a 450 degree oven for 5 minutes.

6. Top as desired, then bake again in 450 degree oven for 5 minutes, or until cheese melts.

Special Garlic Sauce:

1/2 cup margarine, spread
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1. Combine ingredients in a small bowl and mix well until completely blended.

2. Place the bowl into the microwave and cook on 1/2 power for 20 seconds. Stir to blend.

I made this with butter and fresh garlic - not the same taste.

Pizza Sauce

1 (14 ounce) can tomato puree
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon basil
1/8 teaspoon thyme
1 small minced garlic

1. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir well as bring to a boil.

2. When the sauce begins to bubble, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Stir often.

Buffalo/BBQ Chicken Pizza

INGREDIENTS:

Food Processor Pizza Crust:

3 cup flour

3/4 tsp sugar1

1/2 tsp yeast

1 cup hot water

3/4 tsp salt

3 tbsp olive oil

Toppings:

1 small can of whole organic tomatoes, pureed

1 large chicken breast

8 oz mozzarella cheese

1 chive, julienned (use sliced red onions instead for BBQ)

6 oz buffalo sauce (or 8 oz barbecue)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Boil the chicken. Cut up in small bite size pieces and toss in buffalo sauce.

2. Place the pizza stone in the oven. Preheat oven to 450.

3. Put the steel blade in the food processor. Add 1 cup of the flour, the sugar, and the yeast. Zap for a second, then add the hot water down the tube while the machine is running. Stop the machine, add the other 2 cups of flour, the salt and the oil. Zap for 15 to 20 seconds or so, until the dough comes together in a ball. Dump this into a olive oil greases bowl and cover with a wet towel and let rise in a warm spot for 30 mins. Your dough is ready! (So easy!)

4. Half the dough in two and roll them out. Spread the sauce evenly over the pizza dough. Add 2 oz of cheese, 1/2 the chicken and the buffalo drippings, 1/2 of your chives and another 2oz of cheese and bake for 10min or until the crust is golden. Repeat with the the remaining dough.