Wednesday 2 October 2013

TROPICAL PIZZA: DOUGH & TOPPING | ALTERNATIVE VEGAN RECIPE INCLUDED | OCTOBER MENU


WIKI NOTE:  The ancient Greeks covered their bread with oils, herbs, and cheese. Modern pizza evolved from similar flatbread dishes in Naples, Italy in the 18th or early 19th century. The term "pizza" first appeared "in a Latin text from the southern Italian town of Gaeta in 997 AD, which states that a tenant of certain property is to give the bishop of Gaeta duodecim pizze ("twelve pizzas") every Christmas Day, and another twelve every Easter Sunday".

*National Pizza Month is an observance that occurs in October every year in the United States and some areas of Canada. This observance began in October 1984 and was created by Gerry Durnell, the publisher of Pizza Today magazine.

TROPICAL PIZZA

YOU WILL NEED:
  • DOUGH *vegan
500g wheat flour (plain or all-purpose)
50g olive oil
250ml beer
1 tablespoon of salt
NOTE: Pizza dough can be either homemade or store-bought.
  • TOPPING *vegan recipe
3 slices of fresh pineapple or 3 sliced pineapple in light syrup (small can - 227g)
2 tablespoons of tomato sauce (Passata)
200g of sliced cheese /*vegan cheese
200g of sliced ​​cooked ham /*vegan ham
Several generous handfuls of grated cheese (Mozzarella) /*vegan grated cheese
Dried oregano, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste

LET´S COOK! 
  • DOUGH 
1. Mix wheat flour and salt together in a large bowl. Mix olive oil and beer in a jar.
2. Gradually add the liquid mixture into the large bowl, mixing well to form a soft dough.
3. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead for about five minutes, until smooth and elastic.
4. Transfer to a clean bowl, cover with a damp tea towel, and leave to rest for about 2 hours, it is not going to rise a lot but it will be easy to roll.
5. Divide the dough into 2 balls. Roll one out onto a lightly floured work surface until it has the diameter of a medium pizza size.
6. Cover the tart baking pan with baking paper and put the pizza base. Preheat the oven to its highest temperature.
  • TOPPING
7. Spread a little tomato sauce over the pizza base and top with sliced ​​cooked ham, sliced cheese, and slices of fresh pineapple. Top it with the grated cheese.
8. Add salt and black pepper, to taste.
9. Bake the pizza in the oven until the base is crisp and golden-brown around the edges and any cheese on the topping has melted. Sprinkle dried oregano when the pizza is almost done. 
10. Remove the pizza. Let cool it for a while.
11. Cut the pizza into triangle pieces and serve it warm.
  • IT´S PIZZA TIME!
How to make a clock:  pineapple cubes (numbers) and red pepper (hour hands).

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