I admit it …..I can make terrific homemade pizza! The trick is to turn out a crust that the texture and the chewiness are great, and that it will cook up golden and crunchy! Our family recipe does just that. The shocker is…..it’s almost completely effortless to make.
After a little research into what I should make for Tasty Tuesday Inauguration Night, I discovered that President Obama's favorite food is Cheese Pizza from Italian Fiesta Pizzeria in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL., thus we are having pizza tonight in honor of this memorable day.
DS- J get’s credit for the recipe…..since his name is on it in our “Famiglia di Buffo” Collection of Secret Family Recipes!
Basic Pizza Dough
1 package active dry yeast
½ cup warm water
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon olive oil
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon honey
Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl (also warmed). Stir in half of the flour, oil, salt and honey. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl; turning to coat all sides. Cover and let rise in warm place 20 minutes.
Punch down dough. Use immediately or cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, but no longer than 48 hours.
Put on your favorite sauce and toppings and bake at 425 degrees for 15-20 minutes. J also loves cooking his pizza on the outdoor grill, it tastes like it was cooked in a wood oven!
After a little research into what I should make for Tasty Tuesday Inauguration Night, I discovered that President Obama's favorite food is Cheese Pizza from Italian Fiesta Pizzeria in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL., thus we are having pizza tonight in honor of this memorable day.
DS- J get’s credit for the recipe…..since his name is on it in our “Famiglia di Buffo” Collection of Secret Family Recipes!
Basic Pizza Dough
1 package active dry yeast
½ cup warm water
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon olive oil
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon honey
Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl (also warmed). Stir in half of the flour, oil, salt and honey. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl; turning to coat all sides. Cover and let rise in warm place 20 minutes.
Punch down dough. Use immediately or cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, but no longer than 48 hours.
Put on your favorite sauce and toppings and bake at 425 degrees for 15-20 minutes. J also loves cooking his pizza on the outdoor grill, it tastes like it was cooked in a wood oven!
1 comment:
Yum! That sounds delicious -- and I'm hungry!
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