Classic Cheese Pizza Hot Cheese Pizza and Sauce
Quoted message said:From: "Lajla" <[email hidden]> Subject: Cheese pizza (home alone) Hi Everyone I hope that some
of you from the US would be so kind to give me some assistance. (I'm from Denmark, so please
excuse me for any mis-spelling
or
Quoted message said:so)
December stands "around the corner", and tradition says, that we show
the
Quoted message said:kids the movie "Home alone" the first saturday in december (Home Alone 2 the next...)
Quoted message said:From the years before I reamember, that our oldest son asked for the
pizza, Kevin eats in the movie. This year I would like to surprise all the kids with a homebaked
pizza - just like the one Kevin eats.BUT - what is a plain cheese pizza? I've asked the local pizza-restaurant, but the owner is not
sure. Is it a pizza margerita? Or is it without any sauce at all? I can't
really
Quoted message said:imagine to make a pizza with just bread and cheese.
I think it might an american pizza, but I don't know. However the movie
is
Quoted message said:american, so please american citizens - would you be kind and give me
some
Quoted message said:information... With many thanks in advance Kind regards Lajla
Here are two Cheese Pizzas, enjoy.
Classic Cheese Pizza
1 oz. fresh yeast or 1/2 oz. dried yeast 1 pinch sugar
1/2 pint lukewarm water 14 oz. plain flour 1 tsp. salt (scant)
2/4 pint olive oil corn meal (polenta)
3/4 pint tomato and garlic sauce 1 lb. mozzarella, cut into 1/4 inch dice 6 Tbsp. Parmesan,
freshly grated
Crumble the fresh yeast or sprinkle the dried yeast and a pinch of sugar into 3 tablespoons of
lukewarm water. Be sure that the water is lukewarm (110 - 115 F. - neither too hot nor too cold to
the touch) . Let it stand for 2 to 3 minutes, then stir the yeast and sugar into the water until
completely dissolved. Put the cup in a warm, draught-free place for 3 to 5 minutes, until the yeast
bubbles up and the mixture almost doubles in volume. If the yeast does not bubble, start over again
with fresh yeast.
Sift the flour and salt into a large, warmed bowl. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour
in the yeast mixture, 3/8 pint of lukewarm water and 3 tablespoons of the olive oil. Mix the dough
with a fork or your fingers. When you can gather it into a rough ball, place the dough on a floured
board and knead it for about 15 minutes, until smooth, shiny and elastic. Dust the dough lightly
with flour, put in a large clean bowl and cover. Place the bowl in a warm, draught-free spot for
about 1 1/2 hours, until the dough has doubled in bulk.
Now preheat the oven to 450 F. Punch the dough down with your fists and break off about one quarter
of it to make the first of the 4 pizzas. Knead the small piece on a floured board or a table for a
minute or so, working in a little flour if the dough seems sticky. Flatten the ball into a circle
about 1 inch thick with the palm of your hand. Hold the circle in your hands and stretch the dough
by turning the circle and pulling your hands apart gently at the same time.
When the circle is about 7 or 8 inches across, spread it out on the floured board again and pat
it smooth, pressing together any tears in the dough. Then roll the dough with a rolling pin, from
the centre to the far edge, turning it clockwise after each roll, until you have a circle of
pastry about 10 inches across and about 1/8 inch thick. Crimp or flute the edge of the circle
with your thumbs until it forms a little rim. Dust a large baking sheet lightly with corn meal
and gently place the pizza dough on top of it. Knead, stretch and roll the rest of the dough into
3 more pizzas.
Pour 6 tablespoons of the tomato sauce on each pizza and spread it with a pastry brush or the back
of a spoon.
To make a cheese pizza, sprinkle the sauce with 6 tablespoons of mozzarella and 2 tablespoons of
grated Parmesan. Dribble 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the pizza and bake it on the lowest shelf
or the floor of the oven. Reduce the oven temperature to 400 F after 5 minutes and cook for about 10
minutes in all, until the crust is lightly browned and the filling bubbling hot.
Hot Cheese Pizza and Sauce
1 large. pizza crust--baked 3 tsp chipotle en adobo -- pureed 1 cup pizza sauce(see below) 4
Tbsp. Olive oil
4/4 cup Black olives 1 cup mushrooms--sliced 1 med. onion -- sliced thin
5/4 green bell pepper -- sliced thin
6/4 yellow bell pepper--sliced thin
7/4 red bell pepper--sliced thin 1 serrano pepper--seeded and chopped 1 jalapeno pepper--seeded
and chopped
8/4 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
9/2 cup Monterey jack cheese--grated
10/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese--grated
11/2 cup Swiss cheese--grated Preheat oven to 3500F. Put crust on pizza pan. Mix the chipotle &
pizza sauce together in a small bowl and then spread it on the pizza crust. Pizza Crust: For an
18" thinnish (NY-?) crust start with 3/4 Cup warm water (100F) and proof 2 teaspoons of active
dry yeast w/ a pinch of sugar or honey. After the yeast becomes a sponge start adding flour 1/2
Cup at a time while mixing w/ a wooden spoon (add 1 tsp salt after the first cup - You can also
add a tablespoon of good olive oil here but it definitely is not required. It will make you crust
"breadier" so do or don't add it.) When the dough starts to bind scrape out onto a board and
knead adding flour until the dough is relatively stiff (there is no way I can describe this any
better, sorry). You should knead no less the 10 mins. Cover the dough w/ bowl and let rise at
least twice (1-2 hours) briefly kneading after each rise. Roll out onto a paddle covered w/ corn
meal 10 mins after the last rise. After topping bake on a stone on the middle rack of your oven
preheated to 450F (you need to let the stone preheat for at least 20 min - but if you have one
you already know that).
Pizza Sauce:
11 (1ounce) can tomato paste 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) 4 Tbsp.grated Parmesan
cheese 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 Tbsp. Honey or Splenda 1 tsp. anchovy paste (Optional)
12/4 tsp. onion powder
13/4 tsp. dried oregano
14/4 tsp. dried marjoram
15/4 tsp. dried basil
16/4 tsp. ground black pepper
17/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
18/8 tsp. dried red pepper flakes Salt to taste
In a small bowl, combine tomato paste, water, Parmesan cheese, garlic, Honey or Splenda, anchovy
paste(Optional), onion powder, oregano, marjoram, basil, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, red
pepper flakes and salt; mix together, breaking up any clumps of cheese. Sauce should sit for at
least 30 minutes to blend.
Saute' onions in oil until soft and add the bell peppers. Saute for 2 min. more. Put vegetable
mixture on pizza crust. Sprinkle chopped peppers over top. Sprinkle cheese on top of that. Bake at
350F-400F for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and a bit golden. Serve.
If you don't want to cook it, just ask for a cheese pizza at any Pizza Hut, they are all over the
world, or any American style pizza establishments such as Little Caesar's Pizza, Domino's Pizza.
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Then we decided to head back to the main city of Copenhagen before all the shops would close up. We
decided to eat at Pizza Hut, and have some "real" pizza. Since everywhere in Sweden the idea of a
good pizza is to make it as thin as possible with as little sauce and cheese as possible. Also
Sweden does not have pepperoni, so I was looking forward to that.
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William Barfieldsr
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