Recipe - Focaccia Pizza

CRUST
1 1/3 cup Warm water
1 tablespoon Activated dry yeast
1 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Dry minced onion
1 One half teaspoon Dry oregano
1 One half teaspoon Dry basil
1 Clove garlic or
One half teaspoon Minced garlic or garlic
powder
3 tablespoon Virgin olive oil
1 One half (up to)
2 cup Unbleached flour; enough to
make a soft dough

SAUCE
1 cn (small) tomato paste
1 teaspoon Dry oregano
1 teaspoon Dry basil
2 teaspoon Dry minced onion
1 Clove garlic or
One half teaspoon Minced or powdered garlic
3 tablespoon Wine or water

TOPPING
6 (up to)
8 ounce Shredded mozzarella or
blended cheese and your
favorite toppings

SUGGESTED TOPPINGS
Browned italian sausage
Pepperoni
Black olives
Mushrooms
Fresh cut or sliced up tomato
Pineapple tidbits
Prosciutto (italian ham)
Hold the anchovies

From: BriNelson@aol.com (BriNelson)

Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 09:16:07 +0000
This as a pizza with a thick, aromatic, bready crust reminiscent of Italian
focaccia pan bread. Makes one large pizza.

Preheat oven to 450F (hot oven).

Crust: Place water in medium mixing bowl or bowl of electric mixer with
dough hook. Add yeast, oregano, basil, garlic and onion. Let stand a few
minutes to dissolve yeast. Add oil and salt. stir in flour by hand or
with mixer until stiff. Add additional flour while kneading to form a soft
dough that cleans the side of the mixing bowl. Knead until smooth and
elastic (about 3 minutes by machine, 10 minutes by hand). Form into a ball
and let rise 1 hour if time allows. Rising is not strictly required but
rising time adds to the flavor and texture of the crust. Prepare pizza pan
with light greasing or pan spray and a dusting of corn meal. Let dough rest
about 10 minutes before patting or rolling to One half to Three fourths inch thickness in
the shape of the pan and place in pan. Without resting the dough will be
very elastic and hard to form into the crust.

Sauce: Combine ingredients to form a paste and spread over crust to within
One half inch of the edge.

Top with 68 oz. of shredded Mozzarella or blended cheese and your favorite
toppings. Bake 1215 minutes until brown.

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