Pizza dough ingredients:
3-3 and 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 pinch of sugar
1 cup of lukewarm water
1 package of dry yeast
If using Italian yeast, read the directions which will most likely tell you to add the yeast to the flour.
If using American yeast, empty packet into a large bowl and add the lukewarm water, and the pinch of sugar. Mix and allow to stand for 5 to 10 minutes.
Next add the salt and about a third of the flour and mix with a wooden spoon.
Sprinkle some flour onto a clean working surface and plop the batter on it. Mix in the remaining flour a little at a time, kneading for about 8 to 10 minutes.
This is where you really notice the convenience of kitchen slaves, if you have them. Make sure your little kitchen slave has washed his hands thoroughly, and even under the nails before letting him touch the dough!
Next, lightly oil a mixing bowl and leave the dough in it and covered,to rise about 45 minutes.
Gently punch the dough back down and remove from the bowl. Make four equal balls of dough if making 4 medium pizzas, or two equal balls of dough if making two large pizzas.
With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to about a thickness of 3/8 inch.
Place dough in a lightly oiled pan, or use parchment paper to line the pan.
Next assemble the toppings.
Here were ours:
Tomato sauce, dried spices, fresh basil and mozarella cheese. Simple, and oh so good!
Next, if you would like to surprise your kitchen slaves, roll out your second large pizza ball, and ask them to top it with Nutella and candy! Guaranteed to satisfy all sweet tooths and have your children begging for their next chance to be a kitchen slave!
Preheat oven. Bake your pizza at 475F or 250C for 15 to 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the cheeses are melted and bubbling.
Oh mamma mia, every night should be pizza night! Buon appetito!
That looks really yummy!
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen slaves our lucky indeed. Everything looks good, but that dessert pizza popped right out at me!
ReplyDeleteMan! you just made me really hungry! and im stuck @ work...
ReplyDeleteGrazie per compartire!
bacini
That pizza looks so good! We add a couple of tablespoons of oil to our pizza dough and I'm wondering if it would be softer if I followed your recipe instead?
ReplyDeleteCiao everyone, thank you for your comments! I have to tell you, the next time I do the dessert pizza again, I would mostly cook the crust alone, let it cool, then add the nutella and candy and stick it back in the oven for only a couple minutes. We found that cooking it for 15 minutes made the nutella quite hard. It was still tasty, but we will keep experimenting and trying to perfect it.
ReplyDeleteKC, I usually make my home made bread with olive oil. I thought this recipe seemed strange too without it. But, I tried it and have been really pleased with how soft and pliant the dough is... the biggest factor in making this dough work though is yeast! I don't know if you have seen the variation of quality between brands of Italian yeast like I have found. Just to make sure the yeast works well I usually add two packets instead of one. This helps to make the dough really soft and easy to work with.
oh..that looks so delicious.
ReplyDeleteI agree that every night should be pizza night :)
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