Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Pizza by Papa Murphy
Even people like me who love to cook more than anything in the world enjoy take-out pizza once in a while. My favorite pizza place is a restaurant chain called Papa Murphys, which not only has the best thin crust pizza, sauce and fresh toppings, but also the best concept. The inside is set up a bit like a Subway Sandwich Shop. Upon entering you order the type of crust, sauce and toppings you like and you can watch as your pizza makes its way down the assembly line until completion. Then, and this is the great part, you take the raw pizza with you ready to go on a disposable pizza pan and bake it at home. I ordered a pretty traditional tomato sauce topped, thin crust pizza with pepperoni, onion, mushrooms and green pepper. Baked in the oven for approximately 15min. at 425 degrees. I highly recommend you give Papa Murphy Pizza a try!!
I am back to cooking tonight. Ill post the results of my oven slow roasted St. Louis style BBQ pork ribs, baked beans and homemade apple sauce tomorrow. Til then, enjoy the weekend!
Monday, April 28, 2014
Pizza sandwich
Pizza sandwich
Ingredients
- Bread slices 8
- Butter 4 ounces
- Capsicum chopped into tiny cubes 1
- Tomatoes 1 chopped into tiny cubes
- Onion chopped into tiny cubes 1
- Chicken tikka meat finely cubed 1
- Olives chopped 4 to 6
- Oregano leaves 1 tsp
- Grated cheddar cheese 1 cup
- Salt and pepper ½ tsp each
- Pizza sauce ½ cup
- Crushed red pepper ½ tsp
Method
- Apply butter on all bread slices, mix the onion, tomato, capsicum and chicken tikka into a bowl, add to it all the seasonings, cheese and sauce, mix well, place one slice of bread on the sandwich toaster, top with filling, place another slice of bread on top, toast the sandwich for 5 minute till golden, repeat for remaining bread slices and mixture.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
PEPPY PANEER PIZZA
PEPPY PANEER PIZZA
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE SAUCE
- Tomatoes chopped-5-6 small sized
- Paneer (cottage cheese) cubes-200 grams approx - 4/5 cup
- Oil-1 tablespoon
- Salt-1 teaspoon
- Black pepper powder-1/4 teaspoon
- Sugar-1/2 teaspoon
- Oregano-1-2 teaspoons
- Tomato ketchup-2 tablespoons
FOR THE PIZZA
- Pizza base-2 regular size
- Mozzarella cheese grated-200 grams approx - 4/5 cup
METHOD
PIZZA SAUCE
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add chopped tomatoes fry till the mixture starts leaving oil.
- Add salt, black pepper powder & oregano to the tomatoes & mix well.
- Add sugar.
- When they leave oil, add 1/4 cup of water to it & bring it to a boil.
- When a thick sauce is formed, add tomato ketchup.
- Add the paneer cubes & mix well.
- Pizza sauce is ready to be used for the pizza.
FOR THE PIZZA
- Spread the pizza sauce evenly on the base.
- Next, spread the cheese on top of the pizza sauce.
- Preheat oven for 5 minutes.
- Then place the pizza inside the oven & bake for 10-15 minutes at 200 degrees celsius.
- Check when the pizza is well cooked & take it out.
- Peppy paneer pizza is ready to serve.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Homemade Pizza in 3 Acts
Made properly, pizza at home can be just as good, and probably better, than the stuff you have delivered. Except for the pizza pan you’ll see later, I tried not use any special equipment, like pizza stones, or exotic ingredients you would have a hard time finding.
The sauce for our pizza is also very simple. A fast and tasty base for whatever wonderfully creative toppings we decide to go with later. This is an important point. If you’re going to top the pizza with lots of spicy and/or salty ingredients, your sauce better be fairly basic. Regardless, this quick, homemade sauce will destroy any canned grocery store sauce, as well as most pizzerias. By the way, I’m giving away an ancient family secret in this clip, so pay attention, my Grandmother is watching from pizza sauce heaven!
1 can whole peeled tomatoes (28 oz) “San Marzano” if possible!
3 cloves garlic
2 tbl olive oil
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
salt to taste
1/2 tsp dried Italian herb mix (basil, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, etc.)
1/2 tsp dried oregano
pinch sugar
small pinch baking soda (shhh)
Act 3: The Pizza
OK, so I’m not giving a list of ingredients for the finished pizza. You know what you like. But, here are a few key mistakes most people make when doing pizza at home. They put too much sauce. They put too much cheese. They put too many toppings and when they try to eat it, it all slides off on to the floor and all their left with is a wet piece of steaming bread. Don’t be that person. Watch me restrain myself and also watch how my pizza pie ends up being the shape of a heart. Wow, what a great Valentines gift idea for you guys out there…make your lady a heart shaped pizza! By the way, go to the local Bed, Bath and Beyond, or other kitchen wares store, and get one of the pizza pans with holes in it that I used in this clip. It really makes crispy crust a reality without the 70 pound pizza stone that you probably aren’t going to pull out of the bottom cupboard anyway.
Read More..
Act 1: The Pizza Dough (Pay attention or you’ll get pizza D’oh!)
In clip one I make a very simple standard pizza dough. It’s amazing how intimidated people are when it comes to making any kind of dough or bread at home. Hopefully this demo will cure that. By the way, I will add ingredients to all these clips so you can have the exact measurements. This is only really crucial for the dough. The sauce recipe and final pizza can be varied as you see fit. So, let’s get this Pizza party started right! The key to a great pizza dough is a moist, sticky dough. We only want enough flour to be able to work with the dough…too much flour will result in a dry, tough pizza.
The “Sponge”:
2 teaspoons dry yeast
3/4 cup lukewarm water
2/3 cup bread flour
The Rest of the Dry Ingredients:
4 cups unbleached white flour
1/4 cup rye flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup olive oil
The sauce for our pizza is also very simple. A fast and tasty base for whatever wonderfully creative toppings we decide to go with later. This is an important point. If you’re going to top the pizza with lots of spicy and/or salty ingredients, your sauce better be fairly basic. Regardless, this quick, homemade sauce will destroy any canned grocery store sauce, as well as most pizzerias. By the way, I’m giving away an ancient family secret in this clip, so pay attention, my Grandmother is watching from pizza sauce heaven! 1 can whole peeled tomatoes (28 oz) “San Marzano” if possible!
3 cloves garlic
2 tbl olive oil
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
salt to taste
1/2 tsp dried Italian herb mix (basil, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, etc.)
1/2 tsp dried oregano
pinch sugar
small pinch baking soda (shhh)
Act 3: The Pizza
OK, so I’m not giving a list of ingredients for the finished pizza. You know what you like. But, here are a few key mistakes most people make when doing pizza at home. They put too much sauce. They put too much cheese. They put too many toppings and when they try to eat it, it all slides off on to the floor and all their left with is a wet piece of steaming bread. Don’t be that person. Watch me restrain myself and also watch how my pizza pie ends up being the shape of a heart. Wow, what a great Valentines gift idea for you guys out there…make your lady a heart shaped pizza! By the way, go to the local Bed, Bath and Beyond, or other kitchen wares store, and get one of the pizza pans with holes in it that I used in this clip. It really makes crispy crust a reality without the 70 pound pizza stone that you probably aren’t going to pull out of the bottom cupboard anyway.Sunday, February 16, 2014
Foccocia Bread Crust Pizza
Hi this is Jennifer over at Always-in-wonder.blogspot.com just wanted to share a recipe for you.
This is the easiest type of bread to make, and tastes delicious topped with cheese, used as the crust for homemade pizza, or the bread for sandwiches.
- 2-¾ cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Yeast
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Thyme
- ½ teaspoons Basil
- 1 pinch Black Pepper
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 cup Water
Preparation Instructions
Combine flour, sugar, salt, yeast, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, basil, and pepper. Then add oil and water. Mix just until dough has come together. Lay the dough out on a smooth lightly floured surface and knead until it is smooth and and looks elastic. (I usually only need it a few times)
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Then get a large bowl and oil the sides and bottom of the bowl with olive oil. Place dough inside and lay a damp towel over the top of the bowl. Sit the bowl in a warm place and let dough rise for 20-25 minutes.
After the dough has risen, take it out of the bowl and punch it down. Then place it on a baking sheet or baking pan and flatten it out into a large rectangle. Brush olive oil on the top and sprinkle salt.
At this point you can either top it with cheese and make foccacia bread or, you can add tomatoes, chopped bell peppers and onions, thin slice grilled chicken, and then cheese to make the best and easiest homemade pizza (which is show in the picture).
Pop it into the oven for 15 minutes if you’re making just the bread, or for about 16-18 minutes for the pizza.
Posted by Jennifer
Posted by Jennifer
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)