Feb. 8, 2008 - Pizza tutorial

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about our Friday night tradition of serving homemade pizza, several of you have asked for the recipe. So, I decided to post the recipe along with a picture tutorial.  

Pizza Dough

5 cups hot water (130-140 degreees)

14-15 cups fresh milled hard Montana Spring white wheat flour or all-purpose flour

3 T. SAF instant yeast

2 T. honey

1/4 cup canola oil

2 vitamin C's (crushed)

3-4 tsp. salt

Place water, 5 cups of the flour, yeast, honey, oil, vitamin C's in bowl of heavy-duty mixer. ( I use a Bosch mixer)  Mix slightly and let sit for 30 minutes.  This is called "letting it sponge".  Add salt and enough remaining flour until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.   Knead for 5-7 minutes.  If doing this by hand you should knead it for 12-15 minutes.  Take dough out of bowl and place a slightly greased countertop.  Take a dough cutter or big knife and cut the dough into five equal sections.  I lift these up and "guesstimate" if they weigh the same.  I put 4 of these in 4 different gallon-sized freezer bags and pop them into the freezer.  To use these for the next pizza night, just take one out in the morning and set it on the counter to thaw, by supper time it will be ready to use.

Spray a large pizza stone with non-stick spray and sprinkle a light dusting of garlic powder on this.  Take that 5th section of dough and roll it out directly onto the stone.  If you would like a stuffed crust roll it out a few inches past the stone.  Take a small amount of spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese and spread around the egde of the dough.  Fold dough edge over this stuffing and seal down.  Spread with spaghetti sauce, 2 cups mozzarella cheese and toppings of your choice.  Bake in a 500 degree oven for 10-11 minutes.  Let set for just a minute or two before cutting. 

Ingredients for pizza

Roll dough out past stone for stuffed crust.

Place stuffing on edge of stone over the crust.

Fold dough over the stuffing and seal.

Spread spaghetti sauce over dough.

Spread the remaining mozzarella cheese over sauce.

Place additional toppings over cheese.  Place in 500 degree oven and bake for 10-11 minutes.

Let sit for a minute or two before cutting with a pizza cutter. 

We also serve garlic butter with this for dipping.  Crush 2 or 3 garlic cloves into a microwave safe bowl and add 2/3 stick of butter and heat until butter is just melted.  Stir and enjoy. 

While I have changed parts of this recipe,  I found the original recipe for this pizza dough in Denise Fidler's Wildflour cookbook. 

You can go to Canadagirl's blog for more Show and Tell.

Thanks goes to Emily Rose for not only making this pizza but photographing it as well.

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Comments

Feb. 8, 2008 - From Bubba and Marie

Posted by Shutterbug

Oh my goodness that looks like it came from a restaurant!!
(This was Bubba's comment after seeing your step by step pizza)


If I order one will you deliver?! LOL!! :)
Just kidding, it looks great! :)
Have a great Friday night of Pizza!
Love, Marie :)

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Posted by Anonymous

Thank you for this recipe!! It looks great. As Rachael Ray would say, "That's what's for supper tonight!"

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Posted by ilovemy3angelbabies

I was just random blogging and thought I would stop by. The pizza looks SCRUMPTIOUS!

Blessings~
Laura

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Feb. 8, 2008 - YUM!

Posted by MontanaMama

I love homemade pizza, especially since I KNOW everything that is going into it. I can feel good about giving it to my kids. I loe your Friday night tradition, mind if I steal it? I would borrow it, but I am afraid I would never give it back! :)

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Feb. 9, 2008 - Thank's For Sharing

Posted by proudmommaof3

I am going to have to try this recipe. I got tired of my old one and have been looking for a new one.

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Feb. 9, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by blessinghill

Looks delicious!

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Posted by blessedwith2angels

That pizza looks delicious! Thanks for the tutorial.
Pam

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Feb. 14, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Jocelyndixon

OH wow! This is great... I definitely think you should submit it to the Homesteading Carnival, which I run. : ) Anyway, you may know who I am. You may not. However, I wanted to stop by and say hello. I love your blog, and I enjoy getting to know your daughters! They are very pleasant girls. : )

Love
MJ

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Feb. 14, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Jocelyndixon

I suppose it would be a good idea to leave the link! LOL
http://www.homesteadblogger.com/HomesteadingCarnival

MJ

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Feb. 18, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by pictureourday

Oh my goodness, I am instantly famished!! I have never heard of putting vitamins in the dough, I like it!! You have such a neat family!!!! (That really has nothing to do with the vitamins by the way:) )
~Tammy

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