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When pizza's on a bagel, it's called a travesty. (Image from freedigitalphotos.net)
One of our favorite dinners has rapidly become homemade pizza. While you do need to give yourself about 2 hours from start to finish, most of that time is spent sitting around while the dough rises and the finished pizza bakes. However, because of this time lag, it’s not exactly the best meal to make when you’ve just gotten home from work and you’re so hungry that the dog when he greets you looks like a dancing chicken leg.
Despite the slight time dedication involved, pizza is surprisingly easy to make, and extremely rewarding to eat, because there’s just enough work involved that your hunter-gatherer instincts are sated. Plus, since you can top it with whatever leftovers are sitting in your fridge, it’s cheeeep. A few weeks ago we broke down and ordered Dominoes because we were feeling lazy, and we were shocked and chagrined when our order came to around $35. For pizza for two! And we didn’t even have it delivered, we picked it up! And it gave us both heartburn! Because we're getting old! Our digestive problems aside, the choice here is clear.
Pizza dough recipes are a dime a dozen on the internet, but the basic one we use is:
1 package dry active yeast (2 ¼ teaspoons)
1 cup warm water (105 – 115 degrees)
2 ¼ cups flour
2 Tbs olive oil
1 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 450.
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add salt, olive oil and 2 cups of flour, stir (or combine in a stand mixer or a food processor) until dough forms a ball, then knead for about a minute on a lightly-floured surface, gradually adding more flour until dough is smooth. (Or stand there while your stand mixer does it for you. Is that why they're called Stand Mixers?)
Next, oil a mixing bowl and roll the dough around the bowl to coat it, then cover bowl with a cloth and leave to rise in a warm spot for 1 hour. Punch down dough, then roll (or toss, if you’re adventurous) until dough is in pizza shape and size.
We’ve found it’s a good idea to form the dough into an amateurish pizza shape, then let it rest for a few minutes, then press it down again into a more professional looking pizza shape.
You can then bake the dough in the oven for about 5 minutes before you add toppings, or you can top it the way it is and then bake it. Bake time is anywhere from 15-25 min; it’s a good idea to keep an eye on your pizza, particularly depending on the topics you’ve chosen.
You can also add 2 Tbs of chopped fresh rosemary to your dough as you are mixing it for delicious rosemary pizza dough.
Stay tuned for some of our favorite topping suggestions! You know bacon is going to be involved.
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