Saturday, February 14, 2009

Pizza Crust

Tonight for Valentine's Day our family is having a little party. We're going to try out heart-shaped pizzas! I have this awesome pizza crust recipe that has served us well many times. It's from my mother-in-law. The dough is so easy to work with. Make sure to follow the directions closely. Too much kneading or playing with the dough will make it too tough. I like to sprinkle cornmeal on the pan to give it a nice pizza crust texture. :) It works really well with my Pampered Chef Pizza stone (Not intended as an advertisement! LOL!) If you want a thick crust let it rise for 1/2 an hour and then punch it down once and let it rest for 5 minutes more before rolling it out. If you want a thin crust don't let it rise and just use it as is. Any way here it is. Maybe later I'll get around to putting on a few pizza topping suggestions. Have fun!

3/4 cup warm water
2 Tbs. soft margarine
1 Tbs. dry yeast
2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt

Directions:
In a medium bowl, add margarine to warm water, warm enough to melt it. Add yeast. Sift together flour and salt. Add yeast moisture and stir quickly into dough. **Knead till smooth in texture Spread on greased pan or ungreased pizza stone. and put on fixings. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes or until done. Be careful not to overcook. (Will also make 4 personal pan sizes).

***For those who don't know how to knead, follow this link.

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