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Pizza - 2

Cuisine: Italian
Courses: Pizzas
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

  For the dough:-
1 tablespoon 15mlActive dry yeast
1 1/4 cups 296mlWarm water
1   Sugar
4 cups 250g / 8.8ozUnbleached white flour
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
3 tablespoons 45mlOlive oil
  For the topping:-
2   Garlic - cloves
3 tablespoons 45mlOlive oil
  Salt to taste
1 1/2 cups 355mlTomato sauce
2 cups 474mlSliced mushrooms
1 1/2   Green peppers
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozSliced onion
1 1/3 cups 194g / 6.8ozLow-fat cottage cheese
3 teaspoons 15mlOregano
4 teaspoons 20mlOlive oil

Recipe Instructions

THE DOUGH:- Place yeast, 1/4 cup warm water, and sugar in a large bowl or the work bowl of your food processor. Let proof (become bubbly). Mix in flour and salt. Mix in remaining 1 cup warm water and olive oil. Knead or process until dough is smooth and elastic, adding more flour if needed. Place dough in a large greased bowl, cover with a towel, and let rise for about 45 minutes.

While the dough is rising, place 4 unglazed, 5-inch square quarry tiles or pizza tiles in oven and heat oven to 450F. Pizzas baked on such tiles have crunchier crusts. After dough has risen, divide it into 4 equal parts, form each into a smooth ball, and cover for 10 minutes. Roll the dough into 4 small circles, 10 to 12 inches each. Wait 10 minutes more. Roll the dough thinner. a thin layer of cornmeal or grease pizza pan with oil. Place one rolled circle of dough on the pizza peel or in pizza pan. Crush garlic into olive oil.

Paint surface of the dough with garlic oil and sprinkle with salt. Spoon about 1/4 cup tomato sauce over dough. Arrange mushrooms, green pepper and onion over tomato sauce. Put cottage cheese on top (as if it were mozzarella). Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon oregano and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 10 - 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Source:
Valerie E. M. Tozer

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