pizza

I recently discovered that huBen has the Justin Bieber Christmas album on his iTunes....so I decided to start using it as his wake up call, you know, start the day off in the Christmas spirit. I think he is ready for this study season to end!

Here's a little recipe for a pizza I made a few weeks ago...because this week, we are relying more on the neighborhood pizza delivery boy.

homemade pizza

1 cup warm water


1 tablespoon honey


I heaping tablespoon dry yeast


2.5 cups of flour


1 teaspoon salt


4 tablespoons of olive oil


2 tablespoons of corn meal for sprinkling on the stone/baking tray

Mix water, honey and yeast in a bowl
 and let it do its thing for 5-10 minutes.  Add flour, salt and oil
 and work the dough together with a big wooden spoon. Transfer to a big oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise in a draft-free place at room temperature for 1 hour. Punch down the risen dough and allow to rise for 1 more hour.

Preheat oven with pizza stone inside to 500 degrees. Remove from oven once heated, promptly sprinkle with corn meal, and turn out dough onto hot stone, working it flat with your fingers to reach the corners of the stone (might help if you stretch the dough a bit in your hands before you plop it onto the searing hot stone).

Quickly top with sauce, cheese and toppings of your choice. Place stone back in the oven (for about 10 minutes or until your cheese is nicely melted. Enjoy!

I used:

Sauce (I mixed canned san marzano tomatoes and barbeque sauce in a 1:1 ratio)

Mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese

Caramelized shallots

Cherry tomatoes

Meat pulled from 8 ribs, chopped up