Baking with Natural Yeast - PIZZA (BONUS: with sauce recipe!)

Our Version of "Hawaiian" Pizza:

- BACON! (cooked)
- Fresh Pineapple
 - Mozzarella
- Homemade Sauce (recipe below)
- 1/2  of the dough from
a READY TO USE
natural yeast basic bread dough
(recipe linked below)
- grapeseed oil

Baking with Natural Yeast Basic Bread Dough - 
mixed the day before and now READY TO BAKE! 

NOTE:      2 large pizzas per basic bread dough recipe

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Click Link for Basic Bread Dough:             Baking With Natural Yeast - BASIC BREAD DOUGH

Mama Jo’s Pizza Sauce Recipe: 

1/2 cup Bertoli’s EXTRA virgin Olive Oil
1 and 1/2 cups chopped onion

In a large cooking pot heat the oil and then add onions.  
Cook until dark golden yellow and caramelized - constantly stirring.


Then add: 

1 bundle of minced garlic  (8-10 cloves)
3 TABLESPOONS oregano
2 TABLESPOONS basil
2 TABLESPOONS sugar
2 teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper 
20 (individual...) red pepper flakes 

1 (30 oz.) can tomato sauce 
1 (8 oz.) can tomato puree 

Simmer for 15-30 minutes

Makes enough  sauce for 4-5 homemade pizzas.
Refrigerate  or freeze  any extra sauce you do not use. 

Bake at  425°  for 15-18 minutes.

Be sure to caramelize your onions 
BEFORE
adding the garlic or you will 
scorch/burn your garlic.

Garlic just needs a few minutes of
cooking before you add the spices.

I know... It may seem funny.
But this is the "just-right" amount of both!

Your sauce should have a lovely
SHEEN of olive oil.

If not, add a few more Tablespoons
until it does!

Spray with Pam cooking spray and then
sprinkle a coating of cornmeal on
your FLAT baking stone.

I use my hand at first, wet with water
so the dough doesn't stick...

And then a roller also wetted with water
to roll out the dough.
Keeps the crust CRISPY!  Not soggy...

OR  - Use a bar pan with parchment paper.
Spray with Pam cooking spray and then 
sprinkle a coating of cornmeal on
your parchment paper.

I use any where from 1 - 1 & 1/2 cups of sauce.

TIP: Use the bottom of your measuring
cup to spread your sauce.

MEAT  LOVERS

- Bacon (cooked!)
- Pepperoni (uncured)
- Sausage (cooked!)

HAWAIIAN

- Bacon (cooked!)
- Pineapple (fresh)

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FOR PITA PIZZAS:

Prep on a baking tray lined with foil.

Set your oven to HIGH BROIL and “toast” the side of the pita that will eventually be the bottom (I prefer the bumpy side for my bottom so that the sauce is on the flatter side…)

Broil for 2 minutes and then pull out of the oven 

- FLIP YOUR PITA OVER - 

layer what you want on the side of the pita that was not “toasted”.

HIGH BROIL for 2-4 minutes - be careful not to burn your pizza! 

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