儿子们喜欢吃Pizza。在家里做的新鲜一些,也健康一些。
我用的这个菜谱:
1. Make the dough. Bread flour is what I use, it produces a dough that\'s a little thicker, lighter and fluffier. If you prefer a thinner and crisper crust, use regular flour.
To Mix Dough in a Bread Machine:
Throw all the ingredients in, set to dough only setting, push start and walk away. That\'s it! No work, no hassle. If you don\'t work for something is it really worth having? In this case, you bet!
Once the machine \"beeps\" and your dough is ready, it\'s time to go on to the next step - Rolling Out The Dough.
Let the dough raise for at least one hour.
This dough can also be made in advance and refrigerated for a day or so, or even frozen. Be sure to let the dough come to room temperature before using.
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 cup warm water
2 tablespoons yeast 2 tablespoons honey 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt
2. Make the sauce (not always necessary). Some pizzas have sauces some don\'t. Not only does a sauce add flavor, it helps keep the cheese on the pizza.
3. Cut the cheese
Cheese is probably the single most important ingredient. Don\'t be cheap when it comes to buying cheese. Buy fresh, whole cheeses. You and your taste buds will be glad you did. It\'s OK to grate the cheese in advance (I use the food processor for this) and keep refrigerated or frozen for later use.
4. Prepare the toppings. I like to have all the toppings cut and ready prior to assembly. This makes the assembly fast, which is important.
5. Roll out the dough. Roll out the dough on a clean dry surface. Use lots of flour so it won\'t stick.
6. Assemble and bake. Place the dough on a cookie sheet or on your pizza peel. If using a peel, first sprinkle it with a little corn meal. The cornmeal acts like tiny \"ball bearings\" that helps the pizza to slide off into the oven.
Put the sauce on leaving a quarter to half inch border around the edge. This gives your pizza that pizzeria look. Cover with cheese. Also leaving a quarter to half inch border. Place toppings on top. Put pizza in a 450° F. degree oven for about 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. If you are using a pizza stone or bricks, always sprinkle corn meal on stone just before the pizza goes in. This helps the pizza not to stick here too.
Remove and let cool on cooling rack for 10 minutes. If you don\'t let it cool a bit before cutting the molten hot cheese will flow like lava off your pizza and on to your counter.
7. Slice it up and share with family and friends. Slice it up any way you like and be sure to have enough people around to tell you how great it is.
Enjoy!
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