homemade pizza

 Since mid last year we have owned a bread maker, its' used most day's to make our preservative free bread with no nasty traces of nuts or egg.
Every couple of weeks it gets the special task of making the perfect pizza dough....my children now love homemade pizza and mummy likes it too because it's so much healthier making pizza yourself .It enables you pick the things that are safe, healthy, yummy and have a load of fun in the process.
Although making pizza has become harder now the muchkins can't have pineapple, capsicum, tomato, most sauces and all the yummy things that are usually found in pizza!!!!

If you don't have a bread maker to make pizza dough, don't fret I'll give you a recipe to use.

People with dairy allergies and intolerance's may think that this blog clearly doesn't apply to them.....in most cases people think pizza must have cheese
well I'm happy to say your wrong!!! :)
This blog will give you a delish recipe for a dairy free pizza and you can easily change the 2nd recipe to become dairy free too (I actually liked the dairy free pizza more!!!)


YEASTED PIZZA DOUGH
1 tsp active dried yeast
1 cup water
1/2tsp sugar
1 tbsp canola oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups plain flour (see following for gluten free)

Throw all your ingredients in your bread maker and press DOUGH,
or dissolve the yeast in the water with the sugar.
Mix with oil, salt and flours in a large bowl.
Blend and knead until smooth and elastic on a floured board.
Let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume (about 1 1/2 hrs).
Punch down and knead again a few minutes to make dough easy to handle.
To make two 30cm pizzas, divide the dough in half, stretch out to about a 15cm circle by hand, then roll out to 30cm.
Place on a greased pan and cook at 220 degrees c for 15min.

QUICK PIZZA DOUGH (YEAST LESS)
2 cups self-raising flour or gluten free flour
pinch of salt
2 tbsp of Nuttlex (or butter if allowed)
enough milk or soy milk to make a workable dough (about 3/4 cup)
canola oil

Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
Rub in the butter.
Add the milk gradually, mixing to a soft dough.
Roll out to form a circle and place on a well-oiled oven tray.
Brush with oil and bake at 220 degrees c for 15minutes.
Remove from the oven.
Cover with topping.
Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.

POTATO AND LEEK PIZZA TOPPING

Low chemical.Free of egg, dairy, gluten, nut and soy

enough for 2 pizzas

(taken from 'friendly food' recipe book)

 2 tbsp canola oil

2 leeks, halved length ways, washed and thinly sliced

3 garlic cloves, crushed

3 (600g) white skinned potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced

(we used 300g of white skinned potatoes and 300g of sweet potato)

ground sea salt

2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives

grated cheese (optional)

• Preheat oven to 240 degrees C
• Put 1tsp of oil in a large non stick frying pan over a medium heat
• Add the leeks and garlic and cook, stirring often, for 8-10min or until the leeks are very soft. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, steam or microwave potato slices until almost tender. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
• Spread half of the leek mixture over each pizza.
• Arrange the potato slices in a thin layer over the leeks.
• Sprinkle with salt and brush with the remaining oil.
• sprinkle with grated cheese if allowed (optional)
• Bake for 20-25minutes, swapping the trays around once, or until the potatoes and dough are golden.
• Sprinkle the chives over the pizza and serve.

GARLIC MEAT PIZZA TOPPING

Low chemical, free of egg, gluten, nut and soy.

-has the potential to become dairy free too!

enough for 2 pizzas

(recipe taken from 'The Failsafe Cookbook' with a few changes)

2 cloves garlic,crushed

chopped shallots

500g low-fat mince

2tbsp cornflour dissolved in 1 1/2 cups water

canola oil

salt to taste

cream cheese (optional)

vatirty of diced veggies (optional)

grated cheese (optional)

• Preheat oven to 240 degrees C
• If you don't have to avoid dairy, cut fingers from a cheese block and place along the edge of your pizzas, folding dough over the cheese to create a cheese crust.(optional)
• You can also spread a thin layer of cream cheese on the base of your pizza if allowed (optional)
• For meat topping, Stir-fry garlic and shallots in a little oil, remove from pan.
• Fry mince in a little oil, stirring until cooked.
• Add garlic and shallots to mince with cornflour mixture, reduce heat and stir until thickened.Spoon over pizza base and sprinkle with salt.
• Place your pick of diced veggies on top of the pizza for extra taste and colour, veggies may need to be microwaved or steamed before placing on pizza. We used diced zucinni and butternut pumpkin. (optional)
• Sprinkle pizza with grated cheese to finish (optional)
• Bake in oven for 15-20 min