Monday, August 27, 2012

Pizza Margherita/Cinnamon Sticks

Crust:
5 tsp. yeast
2 1/4 cups warm water
2 tsp. sugar
1/4 cup olive oil
5 cups bread flour
1 Tbsp. salt

Topping:
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup fresh basil
6 tomatoes diced
salt and pepper
1 lb. mozzarella cheese
2 Tbsp. olive oil

Dissolve the yeast in warm water and let stand until foamy (about 5 minutes).  Add sugar, oil, flour and salt.  Knead dough on low speed until dough is elastic, about 8-10 minutes.  Add up to 1 cup of flour until dough pulls away from bowl.  Remove from bowl and form into a ball and transfer into greased bowl.  Cover and let stand in a draft free spot until dough doubles in size (1 1/2 to 2 hours).  Cut dough in half and let stand for 10 minutes.  Roll out dough on cookie sheet and sprinkle half the Parmesan cheese, basil, tomatoes and mozzarella over dough.  Sprinkle salt and pepper over top.  Drizzle the pizza evenly with 1 Tbsp. olive oil and cook @ 500 degrees for 10 -15 minutes.

Makes two pizzas.

Or you can make Cinnamon Sticks with the other pizza dough:
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Icing:
2 cups powdered sugar
2-4 Tbsp. whipping cream (or milk)
1 Tbsp. melted butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Roll out dough on a cookie sheet.  Spread butter over the top and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over the butter.  Cook at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes or until the sugar starts to bubble.  Then drizzle icing over the top.

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