Thursday, May 15, 2008

No Yeast Pizza

You know those days where you are just really wanting pizza? (Come on, we all have those days!) Well, I was having one. I wasn't in the mood to waste money on pizza delivery, but I had no yeast. What's a girl to do? Make some dough w/out the yeast of course. This pizza had a second benefit to our family that I didn't think of 'til it was time to eat... A baby lacking in the teeth department can eat this pizza 'cause it crumbles up in their mouth. Yay!
8 Simple Ingredients (for crust):
2c flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp garlic salt
2/3 c milk
1/4 c olive oil
2 tbsp olive oil
Prepping the Goodies:
Sooooooo easy!
Throw all the ingredients into a food processor until combined. (Or, you can stir it all up w/some old fashioned elbow grease if you don't have a food processor.)
Knead a little until the dough is well combined. Don't over do the mixing r kneading or your doguh is gonna be realy tough!
Form (or roll ) into 1 large pizza or 2 small pizzas. (I used a dinner plate as my guide, see below.)

Now, on to the cooking!:
Spray the pan with cooking spray.
I chose to sprinkle some cornmeal on the pan also, but it's not necessary.
Rub a very small amount of olive oil on the top of the dough.
Bake at 450 for 15 minutes.
Making the crust a PIZZA:
Add the toppings of your choice.
(I did one ricotta, spinach, and tomato & the other tomato sauce & cheese.)
Bake an additional 10-15 minutes, until the toppings look "done" to your satisfaction.
How to eat it:
Well, duh, it's pizza. Eat it as is, or add ranch or Tabasco or whatever it is that you add to pizza.

Not as good (IMHO) as the yeasty dough, but if you're craving some pizza & don't have yeast, or don't have the time for to make "real" dough, this fills in wonderfully!

Meat-lover variation:
Use meaty toppings. :)

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