pizza crust -- Paula's method so far

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I've been evolving a pizza dough in my poor little neglected bread

machine for the past few months. I usually make it at least once a week.

The recipe I use has changed each time. Basically, I use about 3+ cups

of flour. Lately, I've been using about 2 cups of bread flour -- and 1

cup of whole wheat....but throw in a lot of other little odds and ends

that I find in my pantry. I've added wheat germ, flax seed, sunflower

seed etc.

 

I start with 1 1/3 cup warm water, then I add 3 Tbsp olive oil. Then the

3 cups flour, then I estimate a good 1/4 cup more of stuff like wheat

germ, flax seed, seeds, whatever I find.

 

Then 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp sugar, and 2 1/2 tsp yeast. Then I set the

bread machine to the dough cycle and kind of check every now and then to

see if it is too dry, or too liquid. Usually, I end up adding a few Tbsp

more flour to make it right.

 

when it's ready and the machine beeps---I either pull it out and place

directly on the pizza pan and work it out flat, or I spray an old bread

bag with nonstick spray and drop the dough in and seal it up as tightly

as possible and refrigerate to keep it from expanding. I've held it over

half a day this way---could probably even go longer.

 

I've found I like the crust better when the dough seems a trifle sticky.

I've found that I can usually pour a few tsp of olive oil on it to make

it easier to work with after I get it out of the bread machine mixing pan

and am working it out to fit the pizza pan. While I'm doing this, I set

the oven for 400. I spread spaghetti sauce on the flattened dough, then

the cheese (my next goal is to try the nutritional yeast melty cheese!),

then the veggies. Usually I use mushrooms, sliced olives, and definitely

onion. I cook it about 20 minutes. It always gets eaten very quickly.

 

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:48:12 -0000 " darkcydesky " <darkcydesky

writes:

I sure don't have experience with pizza dough, we are going to have

hopes of Amy or another memeber giving good suggestions.

I like the ingredients you used though.

Marsha

 

 

 

, " genny_y2k " <genny_y2k

wrote:

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> Marsha,

> I loved the taste of the pizza crust but I am not sure I like the

> texture. I placed part of the dough in the fridge and will try it

again

> tomorrow. I used masa,ground flax seed and wheat germ, and seasoned

the

> dough with garlic powder, onion powder, and basil. My topping was

> zuccini,green onion, and roma tomatoes.

> I'm thinking that I might need to put yeast in my dough. Any ideas?

> Deanna

>

> Thea , marsha <darkcydesky@> wrote:

> >

> > Hoping to hear your pizza crust experiment ended up delish! You

know

> I'm hinting for the recipe.

> > Marsha

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