Pizza My Way

We had a house guest last night. It was a friend of John's from back in the day when he was a kid. Danny and his fiance came down for another friend's annual fall party yesterday. And after the party, they came over to our house to watch football today. I asked Danny earlier this week what he wanted to eat and he said pizza. He probably didn't expect me to make pizza from scratch, but I did. It's actually another one of my favorites. And when I make it for others, they seem to like it as well. It's not your ordinary pizza. So here it is...Pizza the AC Way.

Dough: I make the dough in a bread machine. It's pretty easy. 

1 cup water

1 tbsp oil

1tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

3 1/2 cups flour

1 package of dry yeast

Use the dough setting. It takes about an hour and half. 

What makes my pizza different are the toppings.

1 package pork breakfast sausage (my *secret* ingredient)

5 grated radishes

2 grated carrots

1 small onion, finely chopped

1/4 cup finely chopped mushrooms

Cook over medium heat until sausage is done.  By the way, the grated veggies is a great way to sneak in extra nutritional value. You can hardly taste it, but then again, it makes the sausage mixture unique and very tasty. 

I make my own pizza sauce too. It's not that hard. 

8 oz of tomato sauce

6 cloves of garlic finely chopped

1 tsp pizza seasoning

1 can diced tomatoes

Cook on medium heat until warm for about 10 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375. You can use a stone or a pie pan for a deep dish pizza. Roll out dough and use a fork to stab air wholes. Spread a layer of shredded cheese (pre-shredded or freshly grated). Add sausage mixture and other toppings. Today, I used pepperoni, red peppers, black olives.  Finally, spread pizza sauce over toppings. That's my trick. Cook for 30 minutes or until crust is golden.

Pofta Buna!