Make-and-Bake Pizza

Name: Make-and-Bake Pizza
Ingredients: 1 pkg dry yeast (2¼ tsp); ¼ cup warm water (105°F to 115°F); 2¾ cups flour (half whole wheat flour may be used); 2¾ cups flour (half whole wheat flour may be used); 1 Tbsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup lukewarm water; 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 cup tomato or pizza sauce (unsalted or regular, bottled or homemade); 1 cup tomato or pizza sauce (unsalted or regular, bottled or homemade); dash dried oregano and dried basil; dash dried oregano and dried basil; 1 cup mushrooms; 1 green, red and/or yellow bell pepper, halved and seeded; 1 green, red and/or yellow bell pepper, halved and seeded; 1 green, red and/or yellow bell pepper, halved and seeded; 8 oz (250 g) chilled low-fat mozzarella cheese (2 cups grated)

Preparation info

Yield:
2
large pizzas.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Food Processor Bible

By Norene Gilletz

Published 2011

About

Warning: Once you try this recipe, you may never order from the local pizzeria again! Pizzas may be frozen unbaked; when ready to bake, pop the frozen pizza into the oven and increase baking time by 5 minutes. Pizzas may also be frozen after baking.

Ingredients

Dough

1 pkg dry yeast (2¼ tsp)
¼ cup warm water

Starter
Pizza
Vegetarian

Method

For dough: Sprinkle yeast over ¼ cup warm water and let stand for 8 to 10 minutes. Stir to dissolve.

Steel Blade (or Dough Blade and Dough Cycle): Process flour, sugar and salt for 6 seconds. Add yeast mixture and process 10 seconds longer. Combine 1 tbsp oil and lukewarm water in a glass measuring cup. Turn on machine and slowly drizzle liquid through feed tube while machine is