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| Pizza an all time favorite. So many versions and ways to prepare. Garlic pizza, white pizza, Margarita pizza. Just to name a few. This versatile dough will get you making all of those and more so read on! |
Fresh tomato, slices of fresh garlic, fresh basil, olive oil? What can taste better? Called a Margarita Pizza, always delicious.
Using the freshest ingredients is always your best bet. When you can't find fresh herbs go ahead use dried. For the best results do try fresh, that will make a big difference in flavor.
Chunks of slices of tomato give it a great tomato fresh taste.
Margarita Pizza (shown in picture above) Fresh Tomato and mozzarella, slices of fresh garlic, sprinkle with oregano and top with fresh basil drizzled with olive oil. You can add anything you like in spices, this is the traditional way.
Pizza Dough (use for pizza, calzones, pizza fritte, garlic knots, sausage rolls.)
Other toppings can include, peppers ,eggplant, mushrooms, meatballs, olives, anchovies, zucchini, chicken, shrimp, feta, cheddar, fontina or mozzarella cheeses combined.
Video Of Pizza Fritte (Fritta) Italian Fried Dough :
Pizza Dough
4 1/2 cups bread flour
1 pk dry yeast dissolved in 2 cups luke warm water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoons olive oil
Mix until forms a ball, knead until smooth and elastic, add more flour if dough is sticky , this should not be dry but firm until a ball forms. Rise in a bowl covered with a wet towel, until doubled in size in warm spot, away from draft.... stretch out on a large cookie sheet. Brush top with olive oil, top with tomato sauce, cheese and any other meat toppings of choice suggestions: sausage, peperoni, mushroom, peppers, olives, (ham, pineapple),( spinach, broccoli, ricotta, garlic ), sliced tomatoes and feta cheese, or any combo of your choice .... Bake until crisp and brown on 430 degrees, keep checking for desired crispiness......
1 pk dry yeast dissolved in 2 cups luke warm water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoons olive oil
Mix until forms a ball, knead until smooth and elastic, add more flour if dough is sticky , this should not be dry but firm until a ball forms. Rise in a bowl covered with a wet towel, until doubled in size in warm spot, away from draft.... stretch out on a large cookie sheet. Brush top with olive oil, top with tomato sauce, cheese and any other meat toppings of choice suggestions: sausage, peperoni, mushroom, peppers, olives, (ham, pineapple),( spinach, broccoli, ricotta, garlic ), sliced tomatoes and feta cheese, or any combo of your choice .... Bake until crisp and brown on 430 degrees, keep checking for desired crispiness......
Other toppings can include, peppers ,eggplant, mushrooms, meatballs, olives, anchovies, zucchini, chicken, shrimp, feta, cheddar, fontina or mozzarella cheeses combined.
Video Of Pizza Fritte (Fritta) Italian Fried Dough :
Pizza Fritte
Variations: Take 2 to 3 tablespoons of dough depending how big you want these, and make doughnut shaped rings, or solid shape depending on what you like. Place on waxed paper let rest about 15 minutes. Fry in deep, hot oil. While warm, traditional Italian Zeppole, fried dough and what we bought at the feast in Upstate N.Y. you would shake or sprinkle with powdered sugar, regular sugar or cinnamon sugar... taste the best eating while still hot.....see video. My kids loved to spread peanut butter and cinnamon sugar on them not the traditional way to eat them!
Recipe is my mom's, the late Margaret Ann Fanelli Colenzo
Sausage rolls pictured above on this page:
1 lb of fresh pizza/ bread dough
1 1/2 lbs of Italian sausage cooked and casing off cooled
4 eggs
2 cups of mozzarella
4 tablespoons of grated cheese or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Mix sausage ,eggs, spices and cheeses in a bowl set in refrigerator.Roll out dough about 1/4 inch thickness into approx 12x12 rectangular. Spread mixture over the dough, roll up and place seam down on cookie sheet, place in a warm area, to rise around an hour. Brush tops with egg whites. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes and lower to 375 for the remaining time...Sausage roll is done when crispy and brown. Slice and enjoy. You can make individual mini ones as well using a handful of dough for each one.
Variations:Add to sausage omit the eggs, add mozzarella cheese, grated cheese and spices along with any combo below ......these are called calzones:peppers, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes, black or green olives, onions....Saute' vegetables with sausage and drain .You can also add Ricotta cheese and mozzarella with grated cheese onto the dough to make a cheese Calzone.You can also substitute Pepperoni for Sausage or use both ,however Pepperoni doesn't need to be cooked but saute' vegetables seperately before baking the Calzone using the Pepperoni alone.
For garlic knots < click on site for details.....
+claudia lamascolo Author
1 lb of fresh pizza/ bread dough
1 1/2 lbs of Italian sausage cooked and casing off cooled
4 eggs
2 cups of mozzarella
4 tablespoons of grated cheese or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Mix sausage ,eggs, spices and cheeses in a bowl set in refrigerator.Roll out dough about 1/4 inch thickness into approx 12x12 rectangular. Spread mixture over the dough, roll up and place seam down on cookie sheet, place in a warm area, to rise around an hour. Brush tops with egg whites. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes and lower to 375 for the remaining time...Sausage roll is done when crispy and brown. Slice and enjoy. You can make individual mini ones as well using a handful of dough for each one.
Variations:Add to sausage omit the eggs, add mozzarella cheese, grated cheese and spices along with any combo below ......these are called calzones:peppers, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes, black or green olives, onions....Saute' vegetables with sausage and drain .You can also add Ricotta cheese and mozzarella with grated cheese onto the dough to make a cheese Calzone.You can also substitute Pepperoni for Sausage or use both ,however Pepperoni doesn't need to be cooked but saute' vegetables seperately before baking the Calzone using the Pepperoni alone.
For garlic knots < click on site for details.....
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| Garlic White Pizza
Make a round pizza pan stretched out thinly in a pizza pan greased with crisco and rise till double or line with parchment paper so it won't stick. Note for a very thick pizza use a greased deep cake pan
Garlic Pizza sauce:
1 pound of pizza dough
2 tablespoons melted butter, 2 tablespoon olive oil.
2 cloves finely minced garlic
Sprinkles evenly with oregano, basil, parsley, salt and pepper if you love garlic add some garlic powder too.
Sprinkle evenly with Romano grating cheese
Top generously with mozzarella shredded cheese and bake in a hot oven of 430 degree preheated hot oven and bake until browned.
Optional: 1/2 cup of whole milk ricotta cheese mixed with 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, place random spoonfuls over the pizza before topping with mozzarella cheese.
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