Friday night pizza

Friday nights at our house are pizza and movie night. I make homemade pizza and we like to have it in a variety of ways:

• Regular crust - 1 with all the toppings, and 2 with pepperoni and sausage.
• Stuffed pizza
• Calazones
• Combination of any of the above!
  
  

Last night was calazones with some of the younger children making their own personal pizzas.

Mathias, Cara, and Ashly are my usual pizza helpers.

Ashly making the sauce

Cara cutting the green peppers

Mathias cutting the black olives (yummy!)

Sara cut her finger and is showing off her bandaid.

Some of the calazones and personal pizzas.

I make extra pizzas so we can freeze a couple for in the evening on Sunday or a weekday lunch.

Ready to eat!

This is our loft where we watch movies projected on a sheet.

Our favorite right now.

             

Homemade pizza dough

5  cups flour

1 1/2  cups hot water

1/2  cup  olive oil

1 tbsp instant yeast

1 tsp salt

 

1. Mix ingredients in mixer until dough forms a ball and is smooth and silky.  Cover and let rise until doubled in size.

2. 3 THIN CRUST PIZZAS - Divide dough in 3 pieces and roll out to desired size.  Top with toppings.  Bake at 450° 12-15 minutes or until desired doneness.

3. 1 THIN CRUST AND 1 DEEP DISH - Divide the dough in to 1/3 and 2/3 pieces. Roll the dough out to desired size.  Bake 450° for 20-25 minutes for deep dish and 12-15 minutes for thin crust.

Homemade pizza sauce

2 cloves garlic

1/4  cup water or olive oil

1 can tomato paste

1 can tomato sauce

1/4  cup parmesan cheese

1 tbsp sugar

1. Put garlic in food processor and chop finely.

2. Add other ingredients until smooth.

3. Spread on pizza crusts.  Can freeze if there is extra.