Make your own pizza night! My sister Dana and her boyfriend Sean often join us for a quiet Sunday night dinner to recover from whatever fun was had that weekend. Dana (a veggie) had some soyrizo at home that she was all excited about. So we decided to make our own pizzas tonight.
As I was preparing for them to come over I realized that it was a super easy dinner to get ready and that I should share it all with you!
The only thing that took a little forsight was the dough. If you have a bread maker it is easy to throw all the ingredients in and hit the dough cycle. You just have to remember to do that about 2 hours before you want to eat. Otherwise, there is always Boboli!
Once the dough is ready, you punch it down and kneed it. Cut the dough according to how many pizzas you are making and flatten them out. We then spread a little olive oil and punched them with a fork, so no big bubbles disrupt your toppings while it bakes. Let the dough sit for about 15 minutes before making the pizzas.
The only thing that took a little forsight was the dough. If you have a bread maker it is easy to throw all the ingredients in and hit the dough cycle. You just have to remember to do that about 2 hours before you want to eat. Otherwise, there is always Boboli!
Once the dough is ready, you punch it down and kneed it. Cut the dough according to how many pizzas you are making and flatten them out. We then spread a little olive oil and punched them with a fork, so no big bubbles disrupt your toppings while it bakes. Let the dough sit for about 15 minutes before making the pizzas.
I walked to the grocery, bought one bag of items and had it prepped in about a half an hour. Just for the presentation I put all the possible toppings in little bowls. This way you can survey the goods before you make any commitments. I put out pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese. For the meats we had turkey salami or the vegi option of soy chorizo. For the veggies I slices cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, marinated artichoke hearts, slices mushroom, and pineapple. Of course you can out whatever toppings you would like! Lastly I included some homemade olives and roasted garlic.
I have to give some credit here to my flagrantly Italian/Spanish friend Tyler. Years ago he taught me how to make delicious roasted garlic. Tyler, feel free to correct me here if I have made any procedural errors! First you slice of the top of a head of garlic (I may have sliced off a bit too much on this one). Drizzle a bit of olive oil on top. Wrap it in foil with the sliced top pointing up and bake it at 350 for about 40 minutes.
You'll end up with the most delicious, mild, roasted garlic flavor that can be spread on just about anything! You want the cloves to be soft, but not mushy. I checked them with a toothpick here and there.
You'll end up with the most delicious, mild, roasted garlic flavor that can be spread on just about anything! You want the cloves to be soft, but not mushy. I checked them with a toothpick here and there.
So finally, let everyone top their pizzas. (isn't Justin handsome) Bake them at 425 until the top of the cheese starts to brown and bon apetite!
We added a game to mix while we were eating. However, I lost big time, so it wasn't nearly as fun as last time I played when I won!!
We added a game to mix while we were eating. However, I lost big time, so it wasn't nearly as fun as last time I played when I won!!
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