What have I cooked?

This blog is where I like to put to recipes that I have tried, know, and haven't tried. Sometimes I try so many new recipes that I can't remember if I've tried them and what they tasted like. Therefore, this blog documents my cooking adventures so that I can keep sane in the kitchen. (If it has a source, then I've linked back to it.)

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Homemade Pizza Dough and Sauce

We chose to do Canadian bacon with pineapple and sprinkled Parmesan cheese on top.
Pizza Sauce
Ingredients:
About 12 plum tomatoes, seeded, skinned, and pureed in a food processor *
1 white onion, chopped fine **
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons garlic ***
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tbsp salt
1/2 tablespoon red pepper
2 tablespoons minced garlic ****
* I didn't have that many tomatoes, nor will I buy that many for pizza sauce. So, I just used a can of tomato sauce.
** I don't like working with onions, so I replaced it with 1/3 c. dried chopped onion
*** I didn't have fresh garlic on hand so I used garlic powder to taste
**** I didn't have 2 T. of minced garlic so I used 3 t.
Recipe:
1. Heat your oil in an 8 quart pan. Add your onions–we want to sweat them until they are transparent. This should take about six minutes. Then, add your garlic. By now, your kitchen should be filling with a delectable aroma–excellent!
2. At this point, we want to add the tomato puree we made, along with the sugar, salt, and red pepper. Bring the whole mixture to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, as the sauce thickens. The sauce should be pretty smooth when we finished, provided we did okay during the food-processing.
Rating: 2.5 of 5
We liked this recipe ok. The red pepper was way too strong. Next time I think I will either eliminate the pepper or just cut it by half. There was enough sauce for 2 pizza crusts so I put the extra in the freezer for later.
Pizza Dough
Ingredients:
2 T. yeast
1 t. salt
2 T. sugar
2 c. warm water
4 c. flour
Recipe:
1. Mix together the water, sugar, yeast, and salt. Let is rise for 10 minutes.
2. Add approximately 4 cups flour and let rise for 20 minutes.
3. Divide dough in half and form into 2 pizza crusts. *
4. Garnish with sauce, cheese, and favorite toppings.
5. Bake at 375-degrees for 15-20 minutes.
*Because I was trying to do 5 things at once I let the crust rise after putting all the extra stuff on for about 20 more minutes.
Rating: 4 of 5
This crust was soft and tasty. We really enjoyed it!
Source: I believe this is my Aunt Renee's recipe.

2 comments:

  1. Yup that's Aunt Renee's recipe from when we were in HIGH SCHOOL!!! It's an antique.

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  2. haha funny, I was going to say it's Aunt renee's, I just made it on wednesday with BBQ sauce and grilled chicken with bacon and cikantro...YUM!!!

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