Pizza Recipe
Grandma's cookbook is one of the best places to find a delicious recipe, this Pizza is right out from there. The first taste of this delightful Pizza from the Italian cuisine is enough to addict you to it for life! It is the perfect choice for Snack. Use the freshest of Vegetable available to get a flavorful Pizza. Stop thinking! Try this Pizza recipe immediately.
Ingredients
For the dough
450 grams (1 lb.) plain flour
15 grams (1/2 oz.) fresh yeast or 2 teaspoons dry yeast
1 level teaspoon salt
1 level teaspoon powdered sugar
4 teaspoons oil or 2 tablespoons margarine, warm water
For the sauce
1 kg. (2 1/4 lb.) red tomatoes
3 onions
6 cloves crushed garlic
3 to 4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon chilli powder
4 tablespoons oil
salt to taste
For the topping
2 capsicums cut into rings
225 gms. (8 oz.) grated cooking cheese, a few red chillies (coarsely powdered), butter, salt to taste, sliced mushrooms and olives capers (optional)
Directions
For the dough
1. Sieve the flour with the salt and sugar. Add the oil and mix well.
2. Make a well in the centre and crumble the yeast in the centre.
3. Sprinkle 1/2 teacup of warm water over the yeast. Wait for a few minutes.
4. Mix the yeast in the flour and add enough water to make a dough.
5. Cover the dough with a wet cloth to "prove". Leave for 45 minutes or until it is double in size.
6. Knead the dough for 1 minute.
7. Divide the dough according to the size of the pizza trays—250 to 275 mm. (10' to 11") diameter.
8. Roll out the dough to about 6 mm. (1/4") thickness.
9. Grease the pizza trays with plenty of oil.
10. Place the rolled-out dough in the tray.
11. Leave for 15 minutes.
For the sauce .
1. Chop the onions and tomatoes.
2. Drain the chopped tomatoes.
3. Heat the oil in a vessel, add the onions and crushed garlic and fry for 3 minutes.
4. Add the tomatoes, sugar, chilli powder and salt and boil for 10 minutes.
5. Blend the mixture in a liquidiser.
How to proceed
1. Spread the sauce over the rolled-out dough.
2. Arrange the capsicum rings. Sprinkle plenty of cheese, coarsely powdered red chillies and salt.
If you like, spread sliced mushrooms, olives and capers over the filling. Dot with butter.
3. Bake in a very hot oven at 500°F. for 20 minutes. Cut into pieces and serve hot.
1. Sieve the flour with the salt and sugar. Add the oil and mix well.
2. Make a well in the centre and crumble the yeast in the centre.
3. Sprinkle 1/2 teacup of warm water over the yeast. Wait for a few minutes.
4. Mix the yeast in the flour and add enough water to make a dough.
5. Cover the dough with a wet cloth to "prove". Leave for 45 minutes or until it is double in size.
6. Knead the dough for 1 minute.
7. Divide the dough according to the size of the pizza trays—250 to 275 mm. (10' to 11") diameter.
8. Roll out the dough to about 6 mm. (1/4") thickness.
9. Grease the pizza trays with plenty of oil.
10. Place the rolled-out dough in the tray.
11. Leave for 15 minutes.
For the sauce .
1. Chop the onions and tomatoes.
2. Drain the chopped tomatoes.
3. Heat the oil in a vessel, add the onions and crushed garlic and fry for 3 minutes.
4. Add the tomatoes, sugar, chilli powder and salt and boil for 10 minutes.
5. Blend the mixture in a liquidiser.
How to proceed
1. Spread the sauce over the rolled-out dough.
2. Arrange the capsicum rings. Sprinkle plenty of cheese, coarsely powdered red chillies and salt.
If you like, spread sliced mushrooms, olives and capers over the filling. Dot with butter.
3. Bake in a very hot oven at 500°F. for 20 minutes. Cut into pieces and serve hot.
