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Pizza paul Thu, 02/26/2009 - 14:00
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Pain in the Ass Pizza

Pain in the Ass Pizza paul Mon, 12/22/2008 - 18:23

This is from StephenCooks.com, a very well done cooking blog. I'm lazy, so substitute Boboli crusts for the homemade ones Stephen talks about.

Fennel Pancetta Pizza

  • dough for 1 pizza shell (see recipe HERE)
  • 1/2 small fennel bulb
  • 1 smallish onion
  • 1/2 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 2 1/4" slices pancetta, diced
  • 3 T pine nuts
  • 2 0z Parmigiano Reggiano, shredded
  • 2 0z Manchego, shredded
  • 2 oz fresh mozzarella, shredded
  • 3 T minced flat leaf parsley
  • 3 scallions, cut in threads
  • 12 grape tomatoes 3 large cloves garlic
  • 3 T fresh rosemary, chopped olive oil

Instructions

  • Halve the grape tomatoes, toss them in a little olive oil and dry them for about 25 minutes in a 325º oven. Set aside.
  • Remove the outer layer of the fennel bulb and discard. Cut the bulb in half lengthwise and reserve one half for another purpose. Cut off the root end of the remaining fennel half and slice the bulb crosswise into 1/4" slices.
  • Peel and slice the onion in thick slices.
  • Chop the garlic.
  • Sauté the pancetta until just crisp and drain on paper towels.
  • Toast the pine nuts in a dry skillet over high heat, stirring, until they start to darken; then scoop them onto a paper towel lined plate.
  • When the pizza dough has completed the second rise spread 3 tablespoons olive oil over the shell and then the fennel, apple and onion slices. Scatter on the rosemary and garlic and bake on a preheated pizza stone 8 - 10 minutes at 450º. Spread on the cheeses, then scatter on the pancetta and grape tomatoes. Bake 8 - 10 minutes more at 400º, until the crust is golden brown. Scatter on the parsley, pine nuts and scallions, cut in slices and serve immediately.
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Grilled Pizza

Grilled Pizza paul Wed, 06/10/2009 - 14:44

There's no better way to cook a pizza than on the grill. The high, dry heat of your grill makes it the perfect pizza oven. This Italian inspired pizza is loaded with delicious flavors sure to make everyone happy. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound sweet or hot Italian sausages
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut in half
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut in half
  • 4 roma tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
  • one recipe Pizza Dough or one package frozen pizza dough

Preparation:

Preheat grill. Divide pizza dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll into rounds about 8 to 9 inches in diameter. Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic and rosemary. Brush bell peppers lightly with mixture. Place sausage and bell peppers on hot grill. Grill until peppers have started to blacken and blister and sausage is sizzling and browned. Remove from grill and cut the peppers into thin strips and the sausage into thin slices. Place pizza rounds on hot grill. Allow to slight brown on both sides. Remove from grill and top with cheeses, sausage and bell peppers. Light drizzle olive oil mixture over the top and return to the grill over a low heat. Close lid and grill until cheese is melted. Remove and serve. http://bbq.about.com/od/miscellaneousrecipes/r/bl20706a.htm

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Italian Chicken Pizza

Italian Chicken Pizza paul Fri, 03/27/2009 - 16:26

Ingredients

  • 1 store bought pizza dough
  • Cornmeal or flour, for dough
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (2 turns of the pan plus a drizzle)
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • Handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • Couple pinches crushed red pepper flakes
  • Couple pinches dried oregano
  • 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded provolone
  • 5 to 6 leaves basil, torn or shredded

Directions Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat hands and work surface with a little cornmeal or flour. Using your hand or a rolling pin, form a 14-inch round pizza. Place pizza on a baking sheet or pizza stone and poke the top with a few holes. Drizzle a little bit of extra-virgin olive oil down over the dough and place in oven. Bake 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a deep skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil. Add meat and break it up with a wooden spoon. To browned meat, add garlic and onions, then season with salt and pepper. Cook together 5 to 6 minutes then add parsley, red pepper flakes, oregano and the tomatoes to the pan. Heat the sauce through. Remove pizza from oven after 10 minutes and top with sauce and cheeses. Return to oven and bake until golden and bubbly, another 10 to12 minutes. Top the pizza with basil, cut and serve.

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Mashed Potato Quesadillas

Mashed Potato Quesadillas
Mashed potato Quesadillas
paul Sun, 10/11/2020 - 19:40

  • Stir together the mashed potatoes, bacon, and green onions. Spread the mashed potato mixture onto one side of half of the tortillas, spreading to within 1/2 inch of the edges. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the mashed potatoes and top with the remaining tortillas. Lightly butter each side of the quesadillas.
  • Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Place a quesadilla into the preheated pan, and cook until golden brown and crispy, then turn over, and continue cooking on the other side until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining quesadillas. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

Source: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/149679/mashed-potato-quesadilla/

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Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough paul Thu, 03/26/2009 - 17:10

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup warm water (105 to 110 degrees F)
  • 2 teaspoons dry yeast
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

Directions: Mix the warm water and yeast in a small bowl to blend. Let stand until the yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes. Mix the flour and salt in a food processor to blend. Blend in the oil. With the machine running, add the yeast mixture and blend just until the dough forms. Turn the dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer the dough to a large oiled bowl and turn the dough to coat with the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm draft-free area until the dough doubles in volume, about 1 hour. Punch the down dough and divide into 2 equal balls. (The dough can be used immediately or stored airtight in the refrigerator for 1 day.)

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Adam Ragusea's Pizza Dough

Adam Ragusea's Pizza Dough paul Wed, 10/20/2021 - 00:33

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups (530 ml) warm water
  • 1 tbsp sugar (12g) sugar
  • 1 tbsp (9g) active dry yeast
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
  • 1 tbsp (18 g) kosher salt
  • 5 cups (600g) bread flour, plus more for working the dough
  • additional oil for greasing the dough

Directions

  • Start the dough by combining the water, sugar and yeast in a large bowl and let sit for a few minutes. If the yeast goes foamy, it's alive and you're good to proceed (if it doesn't, it's dead and you need new yeast).
  • Add the olive oil and salt and 5 cups (600g) of bread flour. Mix until just combined, then start kneading. Add just enough additional flour to keep the dough workable (i.e. not too sticky) and kneed until you can stretch some of the dough into a thin sheet without it tearing. (NOTE: You will probably need to add a lot more flour. The quantity I give here is just a base line to get your started.)
  • Divide the dough into four equal balls and put them in four containers (ideally glass) and lightly coat the balls and the interior of their containers with olive oil.
  • Cover, and either rise at room temperature for two hours, or put them in the refrigerator and let them rise for 1-7 days. (I prefer the long, cold rise.)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcQfyimnF7E

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Another pizza dough

Another pizza dough paul Tue, 05/12/2009 - 16:28

This is a fantastic, reliable, everyday pizza dough, which can also be used to make bread. It's best made with Italian Tipo "00" flour, which is finer ground than normal flour, and it will give your dough an incredible super-smooth texture. Look for it in Italian markets and good supermarkets. If using white bread flour instead, make sure it's a strong one that's high in gluten, as this will transform into a lovely, elastic dough, which is what you want. Mix in some semolina flour for a bit of color and flavor if you like.

Ingredients

  • 7 cups strong white bread flour or Tipo "00" flour or 5 cups strong white bread flour or Tipo "00" flour, plus 2 cups finely ground semolina flour
  • 1 level tablespoon fine sea salt
  • 2 (1/4-ounce) packets active dried yeast
  • 1 tablespoon raw sugar
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 1/2 cups lukewarm water

Sift the flours and salt onto a clean work surface and make a well in the middle.

In a large measuring cup, mix the yeast, sugar and olive oil into the water and leave for a few minutes, then pour into the well. Using a fork, bring the flour in gradually from the sides and swirl it into the liquid. Keep mixing, drawing larger amounts of flour in, and when it all starts to come together, work the rest of the flour in with your clean, flour-dusted hands.

Knead until you have a smooth, springy dough. Place the ball of dough in a large flour-dusted bowl and flour the top of it.

Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and place in a warm room for about 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size.

Now remove the dough to a flour-dusted surface and knead it around a bit to push the air out with your hands - this is called punching down the dough.

You can either use it immediately, or keep it, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the fridge (or freezer) until required. If using straightaway, divide the dough up into as many little balls as you want to make pizzas - this amount of dough is enough to make about six to eight medium pizzas. Timing-wise, it's a good idea to roll the pizzas out about 15 to 20 minutes before you want to cook them.

Don't roll them out and leave them hanging around for a few hours, though - if you are working in advance like this it's better to leave your dough, covered with plastic wrap, in the refrigerator. However, if you want to get them rolled out so there's 1 less thing to do when your guests are round, simply roll the dough out into rough circles, about 1/4-inch thick, and place them on slightly larger pieces of olive-oil-rubbed and flour-dusted aluminum foil. You can then stack the pizzas, cover them with plastic wrap, and pop them into the refrigerator. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jamie-oliver/pizza-dough-recipe/inde…

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This time with wine

This time with wine paul Tue, 05/12/2009 - 16:33

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup light red or white wine, Fiano di Avellino
  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 1 1/2 ounces fresh yeast
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 1/2 cups flour

Directions

Place wine, water and yeast in a large bowl and stir until dissolved. Add the honey, salt and 1 tablespoon olive oil and mix well to combine. Add 1 cup of the flour and mix with a wooden spoon until it becomes a loose batter. Add 2 more cups of the flour and stir for 2 to 3 minutes, incorporating as much flour as you can with the wooden spoon. Bring the dough together by hand and turn out onto a floured board or marble surface. Knead for 6 to 8 minutes, until dough is smooth and firm. Place in a clean, lightly-oiled bowl, using remaining tablespoon of oil and cover with a towel. Let rise in the warmest part of the kitchen for 45 minutes. For individual pizzas or calzones, cut the dough into 4 equal pieces and knead into rounds. For one large pizza, knead into 1 large round. For either, let rest for 15 minutes. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/pizza-dough-recipe/inde…

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Pizza Sauce from scratch

Pizza Sauce from scratch paul Thu, 05/19/2016 - 18:49

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ½ cup onion, chopped
  • ¼ cup celery, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed

Directions

In a large skillet, melt butter with the oil. Add the onion, celery and garlic and saute until soft and transparent. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and bring to slow simmer. Simmer for 30-60 minutes (or not at all depending on your taste and time frame). Remove the bay leaf and spread the sauce on your prepared pizza dough. From http://www.food.com/recipe/ultimate-pizza-sauce-114392 via Gwen
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Pizza with fresh tomatoes and Basil

Pizza with fresh tomatoes and Basil paul Thu, 03/26/2009 - 17:09

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
  • 2 (8-ounce) pieces of homemade or purchased pizza dough, recipe follows
  • 6 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/3 cups, grated pasteurized mozzarella
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced, optional
  • 6 fresh basil leaves, plus extra for garnish
  • /2 teaspoon salt

Directions: Position 1 oven rack in the center and the second rack on the bottom of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Sprinkle the cornmeal over 2 rimless baking sheets. Roll out each piece of pizza dough into a 10 to 11-inch-diameter round. Transfer 1 dough to each prepared baking sheet. Drizzle 2 teaspoons of oil over each pizza dough. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the pizza dough, dividing equaling and leaving a 1-inch border around each pizza. Arrange the tomato slices in a single layer over the cheese. Sprinkle with the Parmesan. Arrange basil leaves on top, drizzle with a little more olive oil and sprinkle garlic all over. Bake the pizzas until the crusts are crisp and brown on the bottom and the cheese is melted on top, about 15 minutes. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of oil over each pizza. Sprinkle with basil for garnish and salt. Cut the pizza into wedges and serve immediately.

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