May. 7, 2008 - Pizza from scratch
I bought a new bread machine last night! Our old one served us well and brought me great joy. :) But alas, it died a few months ago. So, first thing this morning I made a dough for homemade pizza for lunch for us. I added bacon and ground sausage, home canned sauce from last summer and lots of mozzarella cheese. Here is the recipe I used:
Self -Rising Pizza Crust
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp yeast
3/4 cup water around 100*
1/4 cup oil
(It made one large crust and a medium sized calzone for me)
I put the wet ingrediants in the bread machine first, then all dry except the yeast, finally make a indentation int the dry ingrediants and put the yeast there. Set the machine for dough and wait an hour and a half. I used a rolling pin to get a smooth, even crust.
I put it in the oven on a baking stone sprinkled with plain corn meal. I baked it at 400* for 15-20 minutes.
It tasted a lot better than the garbage I fed the kids in the name of a special treat at the golden arches. They were hungry again within 30 minutes, seriously, and they were parched from so much sodium/salt in the fries. Even my lips felt cracked and dry all afternoon.
I am going to try and have more "convenience" fun foods at home instead.
Anyone have any ideas?
