The FIFA Finals night converted my kitchen into a Pizzeria! Kids and friends gang, excitement and huge appetites!
To meet the appetites and keep the fun quotient bubbling, we made king-sized pizzas, two ways! Both with the goodness of whole wheat and fresh veggies!
The first kind was Thin Crust and veggie loaded with very little cheese (my favourite kind of pizzas) for the grown-ups. The second, was the boys’ delight- Three Cheese Pan pizza! Both with the same dough! I have been experimenting with flour and yeast proportions off late and this is a nice simple one. I call it my one and a half dough as most of the ingredients for the pizza base are in one and a half measure.
So here goes
Ingredients
All Purpose Flour/Maida- 1 ½ cup
Whole wheat flour/Aata- 1 ½ cup
Instant Yeast- 1 ½ tsp
Oil- 1 ½ Tbsp
Sugar- 1 ½ tsp
Salt- 1 tsp
Butter- 2 Tbsp
Oregano/herb mix- 2 tbsp
Chopped vegetables of your choice- I used red, green and yellow peppers, baby corn and mushrooms
Cheddar cheese , grated- 1 cup
Mozarella cheese, grated- 1 ½ cup
Ricotta cheese, crumbled- 1 cup
- Warm up half a cup of water, add sugar and mix. Add the yeast , mix and leave to bloom for 10-15 minutes. The mixture should be frothy and almost bubbling over. Proceed only then. Else start again. Here is a detailed pictorial on blooming the yeast and proving the dough.
- Mix both the flours and salt well and add the yeast mixture to the flour mix stirring it with a wooden ladle. Mix well for about five minutes.
- Add the oil and knead adding warm water gradually, for 10-15 minutes till the dough is soft, springy and non sticky. I used up about a cup of warm water to knead the dough.
- Cover and keep in a warm place for it to rise till it doubles up.
- Meanwhile, get your pizza sauce ready. I used my three pepper marinara to top the pizza bases.
- Gently knock the dough back and get it together. Divide into two.
- With on half I made two thin-crusts and with the other half a large sized pan pizza.
Assembling the Pizzas
Thin crust, veggie loaded Pizza
Grease a baking tray and pre-heat the oven at 200C for 15 minutes.
Roll out half of the dough very thin, say about 4 mm. Brush the top with butter. Lay the sauce in a generous layer. Layer the vegetables. Sprinkle the oregano/herb mix. Sprinkle some mozzarella.
Bake at 200C for 20 minutes. Keep checking after the first 15 minutes because ovens behave differently.Repeat with the other half of the dough. This gives two large thin crust pizzas.
Three Cheese Pan Pizza
Grease a baking tray and pre-heat the oven at 200C for 15 minutes.
Roll out the dough to about 6 mm thickness. Life the edges of the pizza base a little to form a pan shape.
Brush the top with butter.
Lay the sauce in a generous layer. Layer the vegetables. Sprinkle the oregano/herb mix.
Top with the three cheeses, starting with ricotta, then cheddar and the top layer mozzarella.
Bake at 180C for 25-30 minutes. Keep checking after the first 15 minutes because ovens behave differently.
This one’s my favourite piece, which I had in peace while the Argentinians and the Germans dallied!
I am taking these two pizzas to the party at Angie’s! Sharing the foodie fun! A big thank you to Indu,Selma and Hilda for co-hosting this wonderful event! Cheers people 🙂
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