MINI PIZZA WITH PIZZA SAUCE - HOME BAKER'S CHALLENGE

Hi dear friends, am coming here very enthusiastic to post the recipe but at the same time I having fear like exam result, as I prepared and tasted PIZZA first time in my life… Yeah!!! Trust me…  I never tasted or prepared it before…  

I love the taste of the pizza but I don't get Mozarella cheese here, so I used normal processed cheese slices. The crust was quite soft and aroma of the veggies was good... 

Home Baker's Challenge 

The new group is started for baking challenge… Am very happy that I can learn many baking recipes… Priya Suresh akka from Priya’s Versatile Recipes has started the lovely challenge and she named it, “HOME BAKER’S CHALLENGE”, Thank U Priya Akka for the wonderful opportunity to try in our hands…

The first month challenge has announced by Divya Prakash from Divya’s Culinary Journey, n she given PIZZA as this month challenge with 4 choices of  various toppings…  Thank U Divya Akka for make me to try PIZZA too…J

Hope everyone will be alert with the HBC, if you are not aware or willing to join your hands with us, CLICK HOME BAKER’S CHALLENGE to get more details…

Little About Pizza

Pizza is an oven baked, flat, round bread typically topped with tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings. It’s originated in Naples, Italy and the dish has since become popular in many parts of the world.  It can be baked in stone bricks oven, conveyor belt electric oven, or our normal oven. The bottom of the pizza called the “Crust” which is varied from thin to thick… The most popular cheeses to use on pizza are mozzarella, provolone, cheddar and Parmesan.

Category	Baking
Regional	Italy
Preparation Time	2.30 Hour
Baking Time	10 Minutes
Servings	2

SOURCE

Pizza Sauce – Martha Stewart

Pizza Dough – Martha Stewart

PIZZA SAUCE

INGREDIENTS

Oil – 2 Tsp

Small tomatoes – 3-5

Dried Oregano – ½ Tsp  

Salt – ¼ Tsp

Freshly ground black pepper – 1/8 Tsp

METHOD 

• Grind the tomato in the mixie. 
• Pour oil into a pan, and place over medium heat.

• Add to the warm oil, along with the remaining ingredients. Cook over medium-low heat, breaking up tomatoes with a wooden spoon, until the sauce is thick, 10 to 15 minutes.

• Sieve it to remove seeds from it and keep it aside or store it in airtight container.

PIZZA DOUGH

INGREDIENTS

All Purpose Flour – 1 Cup

Warm water – ¼ Cup

Sugar – 1/4 Tsp

Active Dry Yeast – ½ Tsp

Salt – To taste

Oil – 4 Tsp

METHOD

• Pour warm water into a small bowl. Add sugar, and sprinkle in yeast. Let yeast stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• Take the flour and salt, add yeast mixture and oil. Knead the dough comes together, adding more flour as needed until dough is smooth, not tacky, when squeezed. Transfer to clean surface; knead four or five turns into a ball.
• Brush the inside of a medium bowl with oil, and place the dough in the bowl, smooth side up. Cover tightly with kitchen towel, and place in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 40 minutes. Remove towel, and press your fist into the centre of the dough to punch it down. Fold the dough back onto itself four or five times.

• Punch down the dough, and transfer to a clean surface. Lightly flour a clean surface, place the remaining dough ball on top, pat into a flattened circle, cover lightly with plastic wrap, and let rest 5 minutes. And shape the pizza dough as you’re desired

ARRANGEMENT OF PIZZA

INGREDIENTS

Pizza Sauce

Tomato

Carrot

Green Bell Pepper

Cheese

METHOD

• Pre Heat the oven to 200 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Shape the pizza dough into round and bake it for 3 minutes.
• Take it out and apply pizza sauce on the surface then arrange all the vegetables finally add grated cheese over the veggies.
• Bake it for 8-10 minutes and take out and serve it hot…

TASTE THE YUMMY CHEESY PIZZA!!!

THANK U SO MUCH PRIYA AKKA FOR THE WONDERFUL GROUP AND THANK U SO MUCH DIVYA AKKA FOR THE WONDERFUL CHALLENGE AND GIVEN CHANCE TO TRY AND TASTE...:)

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