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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Diane's Signature Pizza

· Scald 1 1/2 cups milk. Add 1/4 cup margarine and 1 tsp salt. Margarine will start to melt. Let cool (If in a hurry to cool add 2 or 3 ice cubes and stir)
· In a small bowl put in 1/2 cup tepid water add 1 Tbsp. sugar and 1 Tbsp traditional yeast. Let sit for 10 min. or until frothy. If using Instant yeast, skip this step, add the 1/2 cup water, sugar to milk mixture.
· When milk mixture is warm to the touch stir in 2 cups of flour and if using instant yeast 1 Tbsp instant yeast.
· Let this sit until bubbly (about 5 minutes)
· Stir in 3-4 cups of flour stirring after every cup.
· Knead adding small quantities of flour to the counter and kneading it in until smooth and elastic.
· Cover with a clean damp tea towel, let rise about 45 minutes in a greased bowl in a warm oven (I preheat oven to 150 degrees when kneading then turn oven off when I put in the bowl of dough)
· Divide the dough into 3 pizza greased pans and top with sauce
Sauce
· 1 5 1/2 oz. can of tomato paste (or small can of diced tomatoes, drained and ½ of can pureed. This makes a fresher tasting sauce than tomato paste.)
· 1 can of water (omit if using tomatoes)
· 1/4 tsp. garlic powder/granules or salt
· 1/4 tsp. salt, pepper
· 3/4 tsp. basil and oregano
· A few drops of Tabasco sauce
· Mix up and spread on pizza dough
· Top with toppings and cheeses (I use a layer of cheddar on top of the sauce, then add my meat and veggies and put a layer of mozzarella on top.
- Bake pizza at 450 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and crust is brown.

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