It's pizza time, kids would come up running when they saw their mother having a plate of pizza. Children and adults love to eat pizza. Many mothers would like to bake pizza for their kids to enjoy. Here's a simple pizza recipe from “STEP-BY-STEP COOKBOOK” by John Peacock and Hillary Miller.
PIZZA
1x400 gms can whole peeled tomatoes
2 tsp active dry yeast preferably Italian
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp tomato paste
250 ml. (8 fl.oz) warm water
1 plumb clove garlic,crushed
1 tbsp. white bread flour
1 tsp dried basil
300 gms (11 oz) white bread flour
1tsp dried oregano
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
300 gms (11 oz) mozzarella cheese grated
toppings of your choice, e.g. salami, mushrooms
tuna, green and red pepper, ham, sliced onion
olives, shrimps, asparagus
1 tbsp gated parmesan
- Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water in a large mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle with 1 tbsp flour, cover with a cloth and put in a warm place for approximately 10 minutes, until frothy.
- Sift 250 gms (9 oz) flour and salt over yeast mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon to form a dough, adding remaining flour as necessary. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 5 minutes. Place in a lghtly oiled bowl, cover, and put in a warm place until doubled in size. This will take approximately 1 hour.
- Preparing topping for pizza by slicing tomatoes and placing in a pan with juice and tomato paste. Add garlic, herbs, sugar, and seasoning.
- Simmer for 5-10 minutes, with the lid off to allow mixture to reduce. Cool.
- Knock down proven dough for 1 minute on a lightly floured surface. Roll out into a large circle with a diameter of approximately 35 cm. (14 in., or into smaller circles.
- Spread pizza base with cooled tomato mixture. Sprinkle with grated mozarella cheese, followed by toppings of your choice.
- Finally, sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese. Bake at 220 degrees celcius (425 degrees fahrenheit/ gas 7) for about 15 minutes.
Serve imediately. Serve 4.
Serve it now for your kids to enjoy it.
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