Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Home-made Pizza Margherita


Ingrediants:
2 cups of All Purpose Flour
2 tsps of dry yeast
1 cup of water
Salt
Sugar
Cumin Seeds
Sliced Tomatoes
Fresh Basil
Mozzarella Cheese
Pizza Sauce
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Vegetable Oil
Preparations:
Pizza Dough: It's super easy, TRUST ME! Take 2 cups of flour, add 2 tbsps of vegetables oil, 1 tsp of salt, and 1 tsp of cumin seeds slightly crushed. Mix the dry ingredients together in a big bowl. Heat a cup of water in the microwave until it is warm. Take 5 tbsps of water and dissolve 1 tsp of sugar in the water. Add the yeast to the water and let it bloom. Add this water to the flour and mix. Add more warm water as needed to bring the dough together. The dough should feel very soft and rubbery (easily stretchable). If you feel like it's too watery, simple add more flour to fix it. Coat the dough with some vegetable oil and cover it with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for 4-6 hrs in a warm place. It should double in size. It's good to make the dough in the morning before you go to work, so you can make pizza when you get home.
Pizza Sauce: You can certainly use store bought pizza sauce but I have a quick and cheap recipe. Take 1 cup of your favorite store-bought pasta sauce and add 1 tsp of sugar and 2 tbsp of tomato paste. Heat over medium heat until it thickens. Remove from heat and cool. Easy pizza sauce.
Pizza Pie: Once the Dough rises, you can make your pizza. Oil the pizza pan with some vegetable oil so the pizza doesn't stick. Take the pizza dough and deflate it. Make the pizza into a round piece to work with on your pizza pan. Using the tips of your fingers, roll out the dough to your pizza pan size. Use some flour to keep your hands from sticking. Once the dough is rolled out, place in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 mins. You want to cook the pizza crust first before you add anything so you have a crispy crust. Remove after twently minutes and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Layer your pizza with pizza sauce, tomatoes, and cheese on top of the pizza. Cook the pizza for an additional 20 minutes until the cheese is nicely melted. Few minutes before removing the pizza from the oven, sprinkle some chopped basil. You can add any other toppings you like to your pizza, but i just love tomato and basil on my pizza. Slice and enjoy with a side salad. Enjoy!!!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

finally your back
nice to have u back
waiting a long time
great pizza
really simple recipe
I love it

fpatel said...

Simple and delicious

Anonymous said...

You Know i really like pizza and this must be very healthy, am i right?

Chaysie said...

Is it really simple?

fpatel said...

This recipe is really simple. I promise. I know it looks long but it's really not hard at all once you make it. And it's very healthy.