Homemade Pizza Night.

Hello friends!

How's your weekend going?

Another day, Another Quarantine day for us.

..But guess what??

We got to walk for 500 meters today!

It was so nice to able to get some fresh air.

They are allowing people to walk 500 meters away from your house. 

We really feel bad for the kids, they have been home for over a month now. 

Today was a holiday, Everything is closed so no one's out.

So it was a good day to go for a walk.

Take the kids for biking even just for a little bit.

The beauty around that I miss seeing!

When we got home it was about dinner time and it's Pizza night!

Hubby mostly made these and I was just his assistant. 

It was fun cooking night together!

Let me know what you guys think!

Ingredients

For the Dough:

• • 2-2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour OR bread flour* divided (250-295g)
  • 1 packet instant yeast (2 1/4 teaspoon)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8-1/4 teaspoon garlic powder and/or dried basil leaves optional
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil + additional 
  • 3/4 cup warm water** (175ml)

  
  

  
  

  Instructions

  • Combine 1 cup (125g) of flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. If desired, add garlic powder and dried basil at this point as well.
  • Add olive oil and warm water and use a wooden spoon to stir well very well.
  • Gradually add another 1 cup (125g) of flour. Add any additional flour as needed (I've found that sometimes I need as much as an additional 1/3 cup), stirring until the dough is forming into a cohesive, elastic ball and is beginning to pull away from the sides of the bowl (see video above recipe for visual cue). The dough will still be slightly sticky but still should be manageable with your hands.
  • Drizzle a separate, large, clean bowl generously with olive oil and use a pastry brush to brush up the sides of the bowl.
  • Lightly dust your hands with flour and form your pizza dough into a round ball and transfer to your olive oil-brushed bowl. Use your hands to roll the pizza dough along the inside of the bowl until it is coated in olive oil, then cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and place it in a warm place.
  • Allow dough to rise for 30 minutes or until doubled in size. If you intend to bake this dough into a pizza, I also recommend preheating your oven to 425F (215C) at this point so that it will have reached temperature once your pizza is ready to bake.
  • Once the dough has risen, use your hands to gently deflate it and transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead briefly until smooth (about 3-5 times). 
  • Use either your hands or a rolling pin to work the dough into 12" circle.
  • Transfer dough to a parchment paper lined pizza pan and either pinch the edges or fold them over to form a crust.
  • Drizzle additional olive oil (about a Tablespoon) over the top of the pizza and use your pastry brush to brush the entire surface of the pizza (including the crust) with olive oil. 
  • Use a fork to poke holes all over the center of the pizza to keep the dough from bubbling up in the oven.
  • Get your toppings ready (Below)
    For the toppings:

• ¼ c. BBQ sauce
• 8 oz. grated mozzarella cheese, divided
• ⅔ c. cubed ham
• 5 slices cooked bacon, chopped
• ½ c. pineapple tidbits
• Thinly sliced red onion
• 1 tbsp. chopped cilantro
• ⅛ tsp. red pepper flakes

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Place the prepared dough in the oven and bake for 5-7 minutes, remove and set aside
3. Spread the BBQ sauce over top, then half of the mozzarella cheese. Add the ham, bacon and pineapple tidbits, then top with remaining mozzarella and the sliced red onion (however much you prefer).
4. Place in the oven and bake for 7-10 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then sprinkle with chopped cilantro and red pepper flakes. Allow to cool for 2-3 additional minutes, then cut and serve.

Hubby also made another pizza with his choice of toppings.

You can pretty much put whatever you want, thats what I love about making homemade pizza.

This one has Alfredo sauce, Sausage, olives, pepperoni and of course shedded cheese. 

It was soo good!!!

Enjoy!

Have a great week ahead!

xoxo

-Jen