Leslies Homemade Pizza Food

LESLIE'S HOMEMADE PIZZA

Steps:

• I use a bread machine to make this dough. Start by adding all the water and the 2T of oil (I used canola, but olive would be great)to the machine.
• Next, add both of the flours, "sealing off" the wet ingredients.
• Add the sugar, salt, oregano, and garlic powder.
• Make a "well" with your finger in the middle of the dry ingredients. This is where you put the yeast.
• Turn the bread machine on, and using the white dough cycle, let it do its thing. My machine runs for 1:30 on this cycle, and when it's finished you have enough dough to make 2 regular pizzas or 1 deep dish pizza.
• Lightly flour the surface on which you will be working, and turn the dough out onto that surface. Knead the dough a little, then put a dishtowel over it and let it set for about 1/2 hour.
• Divide the dough in half (if you're making 2 pizzas) and refrigerate the part you're not using. You can use it another day for another pizza!
• Spray the bottom of a pizza pan with non-stick spray. Spread the dough out into the pan.
• Top with desired toppings. I used 8 oz store bought pizza sauce and about an oz of pepperoni per pizza. Then about 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and a little parmesan.
• Bake at 400F for about 13 minutes then decrease the temperature to 350F and let cook about 7 more minutes. (I would probably just leave it at 400F for the whole 20 minutes if I were making the deep dish pizza -- maybe even more. Just keep checking on it to make sure your cheese doesn't burn.).

HOMEMADE PIZZA

Steps:

• Sieve the strong white flour into a large mixing bowl, add the salt and pepper.
• Add the water, yeast, sugar and olive oil into a jug and leave for 3 minutes to allow the yeast to activate.
• Slowly pour the wet mixture into the mixing bowl while stirring using a wooden spoon until everything is roughly mixed. Then, using your hands, further mix and knead the dough until it is elastic and slightly tacky but not over sticky. Place the dough in the mixing bowl and cover with a damp tea towel and leave for 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size.
• Take the dough and knead it for a few minutes to take some of the air out. Split it into two equal parts. If you are only wishing to make 1 pizza then you can freeze the extra dough.
• For the sauce, put all sauce ingredients into a blender for 30 seconds until you are left with a thick, light red sauce.
• Flour a work surface and using a rolling pin, roll the dough until it is roughly the size of the pizza tray you are using. Place the rolled out dough onto the tray and using your fingers, work the dough until it fills the tray.
• Brush the surface of the dough with olive oil and then add enough sauce mix to cover the base spreading evenly. Sprinkle on the grated cheese followed by your topping choice.
• Cook the pizza in preheated oven at 200C for 20 minutes and then serve.