Friday, January 16, 2009




This is the pizza dough recipe I used for the pizza last night:

Calzone recipe(Also makes a great pizza dough)

1 Tbls. yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbls. honey
3-4 cups flour

Mix ingredients until dough is manageable (not sticking to your fingers). Divide dough into whatever size you prefer, and roll out to your desired thickness. The dough will thicken as it bakes, so it's a good idea to roll it out rather thin. Make an oval shape with the rolled out dough. (This dough recipe should make about 4 large calzones.)

Toppings/Filling:
Tomatoes or pizza sauce
Mushrooms
Olives
Bell peppers
Prosciutto
Parmesan (the real stuff)
Mozzarella
Pepperoni
Italian sausage (already cooked)
Little smokies

On one half of the oval pile on whatever toppings you prefer, making sure to keep about an inch of dough around the edge free from any toppings. Then, fold over the other side onto the toppings and seal the edges of the dough together. Starting from one end, roll the edge of the dough in a continuous twist all the way to the other end, making sure that the dough is completely sealed. Otherwise, the toppings will spill out onto the baking sheet. Sprinkle a little Parmesan on top. Bake at 375 for about 15-20 minutes. Bake pizza 425 for about 15 minutes.

Homemade Macaroni and cheese is also one of our favorites:

1 lb. hamburger
1 can diced tomatoes
Cheese (as little or as much as you want)
1 small package of macaroni
1/2 cup of milk (Or you could make a white sauce if you want it creamier)
salt and pepper to taste

Brown the hamburger. cook the noodles al dente.  Add the hamburger to the cooked noodles in a big bowl(for the microwave) or a baking dish(for the oven).  Mix tomatoes, cheese and milk together with the noodles and hamburger.  Sprinkle a little cheese on top and cook for 8 minutes on high in the microwave. Or util cheese and liquid is bubbly in the oven.

1 comment:

  1. Heather, I tried the breadsticks last night, and they were so yummy! This is the first time I've ever made anything with yeast; thanks for the easy recipe!

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