September 1, 2011
Sometimes there is nothing more satisfying than baking your own pizza. Sliding that pie out of the oven fills us with pride and joy; we can hardly wait to take a bite out of that first slice. The beauty of pizza is that it is customizable to your tastes and prefrences. You can use this spinach and basil pizza as a base of flavor and add other toppings like mushrooms, chicken, or caramelized onions. The important part about pizza making is to have fun and this is the perfect recipe to do just that.
Ingredients:
1 package quick-rising active dry yeast
3 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 package shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Add the sugar, salt and flour to the bowl.
Continue to add flour until the dough is the desired consistency.
Knead the dough until it is no longer sticky.
You may or may not split the dough at this time).
Take dough of the bowl(s), and roll into the preferred shape and size.
Preheat oven to 400˚F.
De-stem the spinach leaves, and generously spread them on pizzas.
Chiffonade, (roll up and cut into ribbons), the fresh basil leaves.
Sprinkle basil all over the top of pizzas.
Add a healthy layer of shredded mozzarella cheese.
Allow to sit a couple minutes before slicing.
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