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Appetizers anyone can make

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Monday, January 31, 2011

Pizza-Pepperoni, Sausage, and Olive

Pizza-Pepperoni, Sausage, and Olive



Pizza-Pepperoni, sausage, black olive, kalamata olive, balsamic vinegar reduction, with mozzarella & Parmesan



Ingredients:
1 package of pepperoni slices-9 ounce approximately.
1/2-1 lb of sausage, cooked in a fry pan, drain on paper towel, and set aside.
2 Pizza dough rounds (store bought or homemade, you decide)-homemade shown below
1  4 ounce can of sliced black olives
2-4 Kalamata olives, sliced
1 1/2 cup fine grated Parmesan
1 pound Mozzarella, grated
1/4 cup of a balsamic vinegar-reduce by half over medium heat, and then brush on the pizza before the sauce goes on
 Red Sauce-shown below

   
Pizza Dough-Ingredients
makes 2 pizzas
4 cups flour
1 3/8 cup warm water (not hot, not cold, warm to set off yeast correctly)
2 tbsp dry milk (if Vegan-omit)
1 tbsp white granulated sugar (if Vegan, use organic sugar)
1 1/2 tbsp butter (if Vegan, use vegan margarine-Earth Balance is good)
1 3/4 tsp active dry yeast (put in refrigerator after opening)
spray oil for resting bowl

Place in your Kitchen aid mixer with a dough hook following your machines directions for dough.  Or use a bread machine and put on the dough mode. My bread machine takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes to make the dough. 

Remove dough to a clean oil sprayed bowl, cover with cling wrap, and a clean towel. Place somewhere warm in your kitchen to rise for 30-45 minutes. 

Cut into 2 equal pieces.  Then take it to a flour covered board, and use a rolling pin, or by hand to make into your pizza circles.  I place them on their pans at this point.  I like to use pizza pans with holes in the bottom, or a pizza stone.  Next add the sauce.  In this case, I used a red sauce.

Red Sauce
8 ounce can of tomato sauce
 herbs-
1/4 tsp salt
few turns of pepper
1/2tsp dill
1/2 tsp rosemary
1 tsp oregano leaves
1 tsp thyme leaves
1 tsp rosemary
1/2 tsp garlic powder

directions:

Mix all sauce ingredients, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.


Personally I don't use too much sauce, just to coat the pizza all around except the edges.  Brush the edges of the pizza that still show with olive oil before baking.

Add a layer of each of the cheeses very lightly, then add the meats and olives, and the rest of the cheese.  Press down lightly to squish it together so that it will cook evenly.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 22 minutes, until it is well browned, and the center is done.
If using a pizza stone, bake at 450 degrees F for 17-18 minutes.

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