Pizza Pizza

Can I just say that I love the internet. There is so much information available. I wanted to make pizza for dinner and didn't want to use the same recipe from my cookbooks. I found this great combo on allrecipes.com. The crust was yummy and chewy and the sauce had good flavor without being overpowering. The kids really loved it too! It would be a good one to prepare ahead of time and just assemble when ready.


Pizza sauce
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 1/2 cups water ---- I used 1 cup of water, we like our sauce thicker.
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
1/2 tablespoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed


DIRECTIONS
Mix together the tomato paste, water, and olive oil. Mix well. Add garlic, salt and pepper to taste, oregano, basil, and rosemary. Mix well and let stand several hours to let flavors blend. No cooking necessary, just spread on dough.

Jay's Pizza crust recipe

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in the water, and let sit for 10 minutes.
Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 cups of the flour.
Turn dough out onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double; this should take about 1 hour. Punch down the dough, and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for a minute before rolling out. Use for your favorite pizza recipe.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). If you are baking the dough on a pizza stone, you may place your toppings on the dough, and bake immediately. If you are baking your pizza in a pan, lightly oil the pan, and let the dough rise for 15 or 20 minutes before topping and baking it.
Bake pizza in preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Cinnamon Rolls

I found this great recipe online about a month ago and its easy. Something about fall makes me want to bake. If you are anti-butter don't even bother. I make these Saturday night. After I cut into the rolls, I put it in the fridge. Then Sunday morning I take them out half hour before its time to cook them. It's really yummy fresh out of the oven.

If you have a stand mixer just put the dough in there and let it do all the work for you. Just mix it up well enough till it can form a ball.

1 package of dry yeast

1 cup of warm milk

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup margarine. (I always use butter)

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

4 cups flour

Filling

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 1/2 Tbls Cinnamon. (Try the really good cinnamon it does make a difference)

1/3 cup margarine, softened

Icing

8 Tbls Margarine

1 1/2 cups powder sugar

1/4 cream cheese

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/8 tsp salt

1. Dissolve yeast in milk in large bowl

2. Add sugar, margarine, salt, eggs, and flour and mix well.

3. Kneed the dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted lightly with flour.

4. Put in a bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until its doubled in size

5. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface until approx 21 inches by 16 inches wide.

6. It should be about 1/4 inch thick.

7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Filling

8. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.

9. Spread softened margarine over the surface of the dough, then sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over the surface.

10. Working carefully from the long edge roll the dough down to the bottom edge.

11. Cut the dough into 1 3/4 inch slices, and place in a lightly greased baking pan.

12. Bake for 10 minutes or until light golden brown

13. Combine ingredients for icing. Beat well until fluffy.

14. When rolls are done, spread generously with icing.