And so i spent the afternoon today kneading dough to make pizza dough and a cheese bread, I'm having too much fun baking and do not want to do anything else at the moment, but today because i put in a little extra water ,my right forearm nearly had a chance of competing with Popeye's forearm , that's how much i had to knead it while putting the flour in so that i had the right consistency of dough, but all's well that ends well, and so as i rubbed in the olive oil , i kind of was feeling like singing" besame, besame mucho" and getting into a full scale soprano mode and was dreaming of tossing the pizza dough in the air ....gosh i really do have a fertile imagination ha ha ha and love every "pequeno" bit of it..
Follow exactly what i did for the bread loaf , but just substitute the margarine for the olive oil, and add some ajwain into the flour, i also sliced some garlic into the dough , because i like garlic in my food, when the dough has risen, you beat it down , and then divide the dough into sections depending on how big , thick or thin you like your pizza base, and roll out your dough, put it onto a flat baking surface and blind bake it for about 8-10 minutes, it comes out wonderful and crisp, also because i made the base really thin.....
Got it out added my pizza sauce, and added vegetables , a variety of them and a super helping of cheese, put it back in the oven and kept a watchful eye , because i love my cheese to be just about melted gooey and slightly brown ......
it took about 10 minutes more .....And then the moment Zeke , my house help and me were all waiting for....
Took it out, it had a wonderful aroma that in sure you get all over in Italy , oh forgot before i took it out , put some fresh basil (which i now grow at home along with , kangkong , coriander, lemon grass and a little mint) and just threw it onto the melted cheese , ooooh that aroma is to die for, took it out in less than a minute, cut it into slices and clicked a photograph , very very quickly , before it was dived into and devoured, lovely fresh yummy pizza, sprinkled with chilli flakes and oregano, hot and cheeesy, delivered with a piroutte only from "Maria's Kitchen"
Excellent receipe! Will make for my kids. I made a quicky version pizza ) for my kids using regular bread today. Cut onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and baby corn and sauted them with little oil till brown. Added salt, oregano and basil on them. Toasted bread with ghee! and put cheese slices on them, added pizza sauce, put the sauted vegggies on them and they are ready! kids told me they were good so I believe them :) - Ravi
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious. I usually buy the pizza base from the supermarkets to save time but nothing like the homemade variety. Maybe someday I will try that. :)
ReplyDeleteYou sure know how to make someone hungry! Gah!
ReplyDeleteU know its not the pizza which is exciting me today but the passion which u make it:)
ReplyDeletelooks delish, too hot here to bake but will try it in fall, maria i tried growing coriander, never seems to grow, how do u do it? i'm looking to grow lemongrass too, helps keep the mosquitoes at bay i hear. Brad & I had some nice mexican food thought of you...OLA :)
ReplyDeleteNothing like home made bread and pizza. Love the thin base, and am so glad that you use elbow grease too, and not a KA!!
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