Mini Naan Flatbread Three Ways

I'd love to fix one of these Mini Naan Flatbreads for you! 

Brownie Pizza

I tried something new, and it turned out to be a complete blooper!

Spider Pizzas

 

I had three granddaughters spend the night and we made Spider Pizzas to get in the Halloween spirit!  I saw this idea in a magazine when I was at the hairdresser.  You could do this with bagels or English muffins. The girls enjoyed helping with this fun edible project.  Here's how we did it:

1 package of English muffins, split apart

Pizza sauce

grated mozzarella cheese

pepperoni

black or green pitted olives

Spread some sauce on the English muffin halves.  Top with pepperoni and cheese.  Add a large black or green olive to the top.  Cut  8 legs for each spider and place around his body.  Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.  

Enjoy!

 

Aren't they adorable??

We also made witch hats and candy acorns and remember...

What happens at Nana's stays at Nana's!!!

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Sweet ❤ Pizza

My dear hubby recently had surgery after fracturing his right humerus.  How did this happen you may wonder?  He was putting together a basketball goal for one of our grandsons, we heard a snap and he fell to the ground in pain.  After being on chemo for over 25 straight months and also being on prednisone, off and on the past years, his bones have weakened, and caused the bone to fracture as he was tightening the pole.

What is his favorite food in the whole world??!!  Pizza, he would tell you!  I have been making pizza since we've been married.  I have tried so many dough recipes, and I have never met a dough I didn't like!!  However, the one I have been using consistently is this pizza crust from King Arthur Flour.  Making pizza is good for all the senses.  This pizza sure put a smile on my hubby's face!!

Make a sweetheart pizza for someone you love! xo

Here are my tips:

Sprinkle parchment paper with cornmeal.

After dough rises, place on parchment.

Cover with a bowl and let rise again for 15 minutes.

Sprinkle the dough with some olive oil and shape the dough.  Cover with plastic wrap

and let the dough rise according to directions. 

Spread the dough with sauce, cheese and toppings.  Cut around the parchment paper and

use a non-rimmed baking sheet as a pizza peel.

Slide the pizza onto a baking stone that has been pre-heating in a 450 degree oven.  A hot pizza stone makes for a crisp crust on the outside and tender on the inside. We love to sprinkle the pizza with Parmesan cheese and dried oregano when it comes out of the oven. 



                                          Make someone happy by making some homemade pizza!

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Quick-Rise Pizza Dough

If you'd like a really quick pizza dough, I have the recipe for you!!!!  I have a yellowed copy that I clipped from the newspaper years ago & the source is listed from "The Vegetarian Grill".  This one doesn't involve hours of rising time & it is so easy to work with.  It makes a fabulous, thin, crunchy crust.   I hope you give it a try & make some homemade pizza on the grill!!!  You will LOVE it!!

3 cups bread flour ( I used all-purpose)
1 pkg. quick-rising yeast                                      
2 t. salt
1/2 t. sugar
1 cup water
2 T. extra-virgin olive oil plus a little extra

In a food processor, fitted with a dough blade, combine flour, yest, salt & sugar.  Process to mix.

In a small saucepan or a microwave-safe container, combine the water & oil.  Heat until an an instant-read thermometer reads 125 F-130 F.

With food processor running, slowly pour in the heated water mixture & process until the dough forms into a ball.  Continue processing for 1 minute or more to knead the dough.  Turn onto a lightly floured surface, cover with plastic wrap & let rise for 30 minutes. * (IF YOU WANT, after the 30 minutes, you can put the dough in an oiled bowl, cover it & put it in the fridge.  Then, about an hour before you are ready to roll out the dough, take it out and let it sit on the counter for an hour,  to come to room temp.    Now you are ready for the next step.)*

Divide the dough into 6 balls.  On a floured work surface, roll out each ball into a 6" circle & about an 1/8" thick.  Brush both sides with olive oil,  You can stack the dough rounds and they won't stick together,  The dough is ready to grill. 

To Grill:

Heat your grill on high.  I like to have mine at about 500 degrees.  Assemble all your ingredients on a tray  that you like on your pizza. You have to be ready because these cook very quickly.  We had sauce, pepperoni & cheese.  You might just want tomatoes & cheese, with basil & oregano.  Use what you like.

When the grill is very hot, lay the crusts on the hot grates.  They only take a few minutes before they are ready to turn.  Turn the crusts, lay on your toppings & close the lid.  In a few minutes, after the cheese is all melted,  they will be ready to take off.  Transfer your pizzas to a large cutting board.

ENJOY!!!!

NOTE:  I only used half the dough & froze the remainder for another day.

Makes 6 pizzas

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Flat Bread Pizza

I've been wanting to make flat bread pizza after tasting it at a very upscale restaurant nearby. Everything at this restaurant is under 450 calories.  I wanted to see if I could recreate this recipe at home.  We liked this version very much.  It's a quick meal because the dough doesn't have to rise.


Ingredients

1 cup bread flour, plus extra for dusting
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup warm water, plus extra if necessary
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil



Directions:

1. Mix flour and salt in a food processor. Mix water and oil and pour over flour mixture; process to form a soft dough ball. If dough is too stiff,  process in another tablespoon of warm water. Continue to process until dough is well kneaded, about 15 seconds.

2. With floured hands, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and cut into quarters. Working with one quarter at a time, roll dough out to about a 12-by-4-inch rectangle, dusting with flour and turning as necesary to keep it from sticking.

3. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Top with whatever toppings you like.  I used mozzarella cheese & sliced tomatoes, topped with  more cheese & sprinkled with fresh basil.  Bake for 10-12 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden.

This recipe is adapted from "The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great" by Pam Anderson.

Nutritional Information for flatbread, without toppings:

150 calories per serving; protein 5g.; carbs 27g.; fat 2.0 g.

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Homemade Pizza

I have been making pizza for over 40 years.  My four kids always gobbled pizza up & my daughter recalls that I always made it every Friday night.  I've tried to pick up tips over the years.  Lately I've been using the Artisan Bread recipe for pizza, which makes a chewy, delicious crust.

For each pizza:

1 grapefruit size piece of Artisan Bread dough (check under the "bread" label)

cornmeal
parchment paper

pizza sauce

2 cups grated mozzarella

pepperoni,  cooked sausage, etc.,  or whatever you like

1.  Twenty minutes before baking time, preheat the oven with a baking stone placed on the rack at 550 degrees (or 500 degrees if that's your oven's max).

2.  Prepare all your toppings.

3.  Dust the surface of the refrigerated dough &  cut off a grapefruit- size piece of dough.   Dust the piece with flour & shape into a ball.  Here's my tip:  place the dough on a piece of parchment paper that will fit your baking stone.  Sprinkle the parchment with cornmeal & put the dough on this.  Cover the dough with 2 sheets of plastic wrap, overlapping to form a large square.

4.  Roll out the dough with a rolling pin right over the plastic wrap.  My pizzas are around 12-13".  Carefully peel off the plastic wrap & discard.

5.  Cover the dough with your favorite pizza sauce, being careful not to cover it too thickly.

6.  Scatter half the mozzarella on top of the sauce.  Add pepperoni, etc.  Now add the rest of the mozzarella.  Trim around the outside of the parchment paper, leaving about 1/2-1" overhang.

7.  Take a rimless baking sheet, or pizza peel, if you have one, and slide it under the pizza.  Now slide the pizza on to the hot stone.  The parchment paper makes this super-easy!  My pizzas get done in 7-8 minutes.  You may need 10-12 minutes in a 500 degree oven.

8.  Allow to cool slightly allowing the cheese to set.  We like to sprinkle dried oregano & parmesan on the pizza when it comes out of the oven.

9.  Enjoy!!