preparation: 1 hr | baking: 22 min | difficulty:
© 2010 Tony El Batal
dedication: For my lovely mother who I will miss so much since I am immigrating to Montreal in 2 weeks. LOVE YOU (K)
serving portion: 6 persons / 2 large trays
ingredients
pizza dough
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- 1kg flour
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- 500 ml warm water
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- 1 Tbsp yeast
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- 1/2 tsp salt
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- 1/2 tsp sugar
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basic sauce
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- 4 fresh diced tomatoes
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- 3 Tbsp olive oil
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- 1 large onion, finely chopped
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- 1 tbsp, tomato paste
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- 200g ham
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- 1 Tbsp flour
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- 1 Tbsp mustard
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- 1 Tbsp thyme
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pizza topping
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- fresh mushrooms; sliced
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- green bell pepper; sliced
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- yellow bell pepper; sliced
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- 200g pepperoni; sliced
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- 500g mix shredded cheese
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preparing pizza dough
- In a large bowl; Add flour, salt, sugar and yeast all together; pour slowly the warm water (around 40°C) above the mixture and knead by hand. If the dough seems wet, sprinkle more flour. Let sit in a warm place until it doubles in size, about 1 hour; Then knead the dough again and divide it into two balls and let it rest for another 30 min.
- Preheat the oven to 230°C for at least 30 minutes.
- Flatten the first ball with your hands on a slightly floured surface; Start stretching the dough with your fingers; Let the dough relax 5 minutes and then continue to stretch it until it reaches the desired diameter 25 cm; Add to the tray; Repeat the same procedure for the second ball.
- Baking both crust about 10 min; then pierce the dough so it doesn’t raise too much.
directions
- Heat two Tbsp of olive oil in a saucepan and fry the onions until translucent; Add diced tomatoes, ham and tomato paste; Bring to a boil.
- Mix 1 Tbsp of flour with a 1/2 cup of room temperature water then pour over the mixture to thicken; Remove from heat; Add mustard, thyme and 1 Tbsp olive oil.
- Once the crust is ready pour 1/2 of the basic sauce, bell peppers, mushrooms, pepperoni and cheese; Bake the pizza for 10 min; Place the pizza tray on the upper shelf for 2 min or until the cheese is golden.
reference
- Ibtissam Tohmé (mamina)
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