Friday, May 9, 2008

Prawn Pizza


Pizza is another family favorite and no two are ever the same. To me this is the best part about cooking for yourself, you never eat the same thing twice. What could be better than that? I like many types of crust but this one is a favorite as it comes out light, airy, slightly crunchy and very tasty. Perfect for the kids.
serves 3-4
dough - 3 hours
the pizza - 20 minutes
The Dough
  • 1 1/2 unbleached white flour
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 Tbsp of cornmeal
  • 1/2 tsp of salt
  • 1/2 tsp suger
  • 2 tsp fast rising yeast
  • a handful of chopped up sun-dried tomatoes
  • 3/4 cup of warm water
  1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
  2. Add the water and mix with your fingers and then hands until a ball of dough has formed.
  3. Knead for 7-9 minutes, using white flour to keep your hands from sticking to the dough.
  4. After a few minutes of kneading add the sun-dried tomatoes and continue kneading.
  5. When finished kneading, coat the dough with oil and put in a large bowl. Cover with some plastic and place in a warm spot for a good 2 hours.
  6. Punch the dough down, knead for a minute or so, put into a plastic bag and place inside the fridge for at least 1 hour. You can also leave the dough overnight and make the pizza the next day.
The Pizza
  1. In a large pizza pan spread out enough cornmeal to lightly cover the surface.
  2. Place your rolled out pizza dough on top of the cornmeal covered pan.
  3. Spread 1/2 cup of tomato sauce on the pizza dough.
  4. Spread 2 cups of finely chopped spinach over the pizza dough.
  5. Spread out as many cooked prawns (quickly fried in a little butter) as you like.
  6. Grate enough cheese (this one uses Fortinella) to lightly cover the ingredients.
  7. Top with 8 torn up pieces of anchovies.
  8. Drizzle lightly all over with olive oil.
  9. Place in a preheated 450 Fahrenheit oven and cook for 15 minutes.
  10. Remove , cool slightly, and serve.

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