Pizza!

So, the post today is in honor of three very fun things.

1) Pizza is about to have a whole other meaning when we travel to Italy in September.

2) Passing recipes along from other people is a really fun way to recognize them for their greatness in cooking!

3) PIZZA! Who doesn't love pizza? If you don't, then stop reading now.

This is from Katie K... An amazing colleague of mine and she loves to cook. This is the recipe for a pizza dough she regularly makes, complete with her special instructions. *Not Katie's original recipe, but the special instructions are hers. :)

Pizza Dough

2 ¼ tsp. yeast

1 ½ cups of water (beer is good too!) Make sure it’s lukewarm, to help activate the yeast

½ tsp brown sugar

2 Tb Olive Oil

3 1/3 cup flour

1 tsp. salt

I use mostly whole wheat flour, but whatever you like is good. Mix this all and you’ll probably have to add a little more flour to make it not sticky depending on the humidity outside etc. It should be malleable, not dry or stick to your fingers. Let it raise until it doubles in size, it is fine just sitting in a bowl on the counter for an hour or longer.

I usually split this recipe into 4 ziploc bags and freeze them. It makes 4 thin pizzas, but you can make them thicker if you choose.

I bake my pizza on the bottom rack of the oven at about 450 for 10 min. That also depends on how you like and your oven. Don’t forget to spray your pizza pan with non-stick spray or olive oil so it doesn’t stick!

So, take some time to make some pizza dough, then invite others to come over with their toppings and enjoy a night of cooking! What an amazing way to have fellowship with others? Plus, it's great for letting everyone have their own personal pizza at an affordable cost!

Enjoy!