Get a frozen pepperoni and/or sausage pizza from the market -- Celeste is pretty good. These pizzas come three to a package at Costco for about $7.99.
Preheat the oven to about 450o for about 15 minutes or more.
Meanwhile, take the frozen pizza and add bottled artichokes (marinated or not), olives, parmesan, onions and bell peppers, a few capers and drizzle a bit of olive oil over all that. Cook according to directions.
Voila --add some red wine.
An excellent pizza for a fraction of the cost of ordering.
Of course, I realize that right now (July 30, 2009) it's very hot in most places, so this is a recipe to follow if it's cool or at night when it is cooler.
Home-made pizza vs. doctored Costco pizza
ReplyDeleteSomeday, you might build a wood-burning oven, let the dough and yeast rise overnight at 74.3o ambient temperature and knead your own pizza dough — sure, right after you start making your own balsamic vinegar, raising lavender honeybees and churning butter with cream from cows you milk in your own farm.
Until then, you can make pizzeria-quality pizza with the perfectly normal oven in your kitchen by buying regular frozen (three per box) Costco Celeste, preheating the over 20 minutes at 500o, adding your own favorite succulent toppings and cooking at 425o or 450o (my oven is slow and old, so 450o). Wish I had time even for that. It's been tuna out of the can with some olives on the side for me.
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INGREDIENTS
Almond Syrup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Pinch salt
Frangipane
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 ounces (one stick) butter
• 8 ounces almond paste (not marzipan; this product has less sugar), room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons flour (cake is best, but all-purpose will do)
Baking and Assembly
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• Toasted, sliced almonds, to taste, for topping
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Scott's Pizza
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-1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
-1 lb fresh mozzarella
-1 large bunch Basil
-Olive oil
-Parmesan cheese
-salt and pepper to taste
Dough (adapted from www.pizzaschool.com):
-21 oz all purpose flour
-14.3 oz water
-0.5 oz salt
-0.25 oz yeast
**This makes dough for two 12 inch pies, but you'll have enough tomatoes, cheese and Basil left over to make at least 4 pizzas, so feel free to double it!)
***You need 14 unglazed ceramic tiles for this recipe
PROCEDURE
night before:
-Mix dough ingredients and let rest for 30 minutes. Knead the dough for 4-5 minutes, then place it in a large bowl. Cover the bowl with a wash-cloth and let the dough rise for 1-2 hours. When done rising, split dough into two even pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and set in airtight container in refrigerator overnight. Remove 2 hours before baking.
day of:
-Rinse and dry tiles.
-Set top oven rack on top oven rung. Set bottom rack about 6 inches below. Place 6 tiles upside-down in the middle of the top rack - it'll form a big rectangle. Set 4 tiles on bottom rack so they form a square. On either side of the oven, place 2 tiles so they're at a diagonal facing inward. You've now made your pizza stone!
-Turn oven to 500 degrees and give it about an hour to get hot.
-Fill a bowl with tepid water and lightly wash Basil leaves. Blot them on a paper towel.
-Slice about 10 slices of Mozzarella very thin and blot them with a paper towel to get rid of moisture.
-Flour your cutting board and roll out the dough.
-Place cheese on dough then add a few spoonfuls of tomato. Grate a little Parmesan cheese on top.
-To move the pizza to the oven: flour the back of a plate or cookie sheet and slide it under the pizza. Once you've gotten a hold of it, slide the pizza into the oven on top of the 4 tiles on the bottom rack. Back pizza about 15 minutes or until it's golden and bubbly.
-Garnish pizza with ripped up basil, olive oil, salt and pepper.