Amys Pizza Dough Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar; add yeast and whisk until dissolved. Let stand until bubbles form on surface. In a large bowl, whisk 3 cups flour, salt, remaining 1 teaspoon sugar and, if desired, dried herbs. Make a well in center; add yeast mixture and oil. Stir until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead, adding more flour to surface as needed until no longer sticky and dough is smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a large greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes; transfer bowl to refrigerator and chill overnight. Allow dough to come to room temperature, about 30 minutes, before rolling.

Steps:

• combine first two ingredients.
• in separate bowl dissolve sugar an yeast into the water.
• add wet ingredient to flour mixture
• let dough sit (rise) approximate 1 hour, (the dough should double in size).
• take dough out of bowl, and roll out, or fling in air, however you want to strech into crust, and place on pizza pan.
• bake crust at 375 for 10 minutes
• take out and a pizza toppings bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes more.

Steps:

• 1. Roast your pepper! Place pepper in toaster over, or hold over flame and char the pepper skin until it is black all over. Place in a bowl and cover with cling film. Let steam for about 10 minutes. After steamed, rinse pepper under cold water and peel off skin and seeds. Dry pepper with paper towel, and chop pieces into dice size.
• 2. Meanwhile, make your sweet onion sauce! Chop the onions and add to pan in hot olive oil. Add S&P and brown sugar and caramelize until brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Halfway through, add water to de-glaze pan if bottom of pan gets too dark. Cook until onions are very soft and water is full cooked out.
• 3. Put onion mixture in food processor and blend into a puree. Set aside. Depending on how much you like on your pizza, you may have extra. Refrigerate and use on sandwiches! Yum!
• 4. Rinse and dry pan, and heat about 2-3 T of olive oil. Add sliced mushrooms and saute until browned. Set aside.
• 5. Drain artichokes and chop into smaller pieces.
• 6. Roll out pizza dough according to Pillsbury instructions on baking sheet.
• 7. Assemble your pizza. Start by spreading sweet onion sauce on dough. Then add cooked mushrooms, diced roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, and sprinkle chopped cilantro on top. Lightly sprinkle 1 tsp. of garlic powder over pizza and bake about 20 minutes until crust is browned and toppings are bubbly!
• 8. Season pizza again with a little S&P. Let pizza rest about 2-3 minutes to set a little before slicing.