Veggie and Cheese Pizzas
 
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An easy recipe for homemade pizzas--one for the kids and one for the adults.
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Cuisine: Pizza
Serves: 2 10-inch pizzas
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups of flour (plus lots more for prepping cutting board or counter)
  • 5 tbsp of olive oil (3 tbsp for dough and 2 tbsp for sautéing veggies)
  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 1 tbsp of sugar
  • 1 packet of active dry yeast (Fleischmann's or similar) (2¼ tsp)
  • ½ onion
  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 cup of sliced mushrooms (any varietal)
  • ½ cup of cherry tomatoes (sliced in half lengthwise)
  • 1 lb (2 cups) of mozzarella (shredded or torn by hand)
  • 1 cup of pizza sauce
  • 1½ tsp of salt (1 tsp for dough and ½ tsp for sautéing veggies)
  • ½ tsp of pepper
  • Corn meal (for prepping cutting board or counter)
Instructions
  1. In large bowl, combine warm water, yeast, sugar, olive oil and salt. Gradually mix in flour until rough dough ball forms. Allow dough to rest for 15 minutes.
  2. While dough rests, slice mushrooms, onions, peppers and tomatoes.
  3. Sauté onions in a pan over medium high heat with 1 tbsp of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste for five minutes. Add mushrooms to same pan with an additional 1 tbsp of olive oil and additional salt and pepper to taste and sauté for another 5 minutes.Set aside mixture for use on veggie pizza.
  4. Shred or tear mozzarella cheese (if you didn't purchase pre-shredded mozzarella).
  5. After dough is finished resting, divide into two equal portions.
  6. On a well floured board (use flour and corn meal), begin to shape each portion of the dough into a thin round disc.
  7. For the cheese pizza, transfer one prepared dough portion to a hot pizza maker or pizza stone and then quickly add ½ cup of pizza sauce and 1 cup of the mozzarella. Cook according to manufacturer's suggested time (about 7 minutes on the Petite Pizzeria, set to level 2), or until the dough and cheese start to brown.
  8. For the veggie pizza, transfer the other prepared dough portion to the pizza maker or pizza stone and then quickly add the remaining ½ cup of pizza sauce and 1 cup of mozzarella and the sliced mushrooms, onions, peppers and cherry tomatoes. Cook according to manufacturer's suggested time (about 7 minutes on the Petite Pizzeria, set to level 2), or until the dough and cheese start to brown.
  9. Allow pizzas to cool about 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Recipe by Pretty Healthy House at http://www.prettyhealthyhouse.com/homemade-pizza/