COUNTRY PIZZA ......

This is the first "yeast" based recipe that I am posting.

The demand for  bread recipes got me thinking about what to begin with. Finally, it was my son who made it easier by ORDERING Pizza!

A freshly baked simple Pizza with lots of vegetables and cheese can taste truly divine....

This one is for Dola.....

Please feel free to write in with your comments, suggestions and demands ..... they are always welcome.

Thanx for the overwhelming response :)

COUNTRY PIZZA                                    Makes a large pizza

Ingredients

Refined Flour/Wheat Flour – 1cup

Fresh Yeast – 5gms

Milk – about ¾ cup

Sugar – ½ tsp

Olive Oil – about 4 tbsp

Tomato (sliced) – 3 medium

Capsicum (cut into slices or strips) – 1 large

Onions (cut into thick pieces) – 1 large

Oregano – to sprinkle on top

Chilli flakes – as per taste

Black Pepper (freshly crushed) – as per taste

Mozzarella cheese – 100 gms

Salt – to taste

Method

1. Add the sugar and yeast to the lukewarm milk. Sprinkle a little flour on the milk and let it rest for 5 min.
2. Add about 2 tblsp of oil to the flour and combine well.
3. The  yeast will rise to the top once it gets activated. Mix the yeast well in the milk.
4. Make a soft dough by adding the milk mix to the flour. (If the dough needs more liquid, warm some milk and add little by little.)
5. Oil your palms and knead the dough for about 3 mins till soft and springy.
6. Cover the dough with cling wrap and let it rest in a warm place for an hour or till double in size.
7. Punch the dough lightly to remove air. Knead again for 1 min.
8. Roll out into a big circle about 9” in diameter with a dusting of flour.
9. Arrange the tomato slices to cover the base leaving a ¼ “ edge.
10. Place the capsicum and onions over the tomato layer and cover with grated mozzarella cheese.
11. Sprinkle salt, chilli flakes, black pepper pdr, and oregano over the cheese layer.
12. Rest for 5 – 7 mins.
13. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 15 – 20 mins in a preheated oven at 180°C till the cheese is lightly coloured and the base is cooked.
14. Cut into wedges and serve hot.

 

Before baking...



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