Recipe - Mystic Pizza

1 One half cup AllPurpose Flour; Divided
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 pack QuickRise Yeast; 2 One half Tsp
One half cup Warm Water; 105 To 115
Degrees
1 teaspoon Olive Oil
One half teaspoon Salt; Divided
Cooking Spray
2 teaspoon Cornmeal
3 Cloves Garlic; Minced
1 tablespoon Chopped Fresh Or
1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
Three fourths teaspoon Fennel Seed
1 tablespoon Minced Fresh Cilantro
One fourth teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
1 cn NoSaltAdded Tomato Sauce;
(8 Oz)
1 One half cup Shredded PartSkim Mozarella
Cheese; (6 Oz)

1. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. 2.
Dissolve sugar and yeast in warm water in a large bowl; let stand 5
minutes. Add 1 One fourth cup flour, oil, and One fourth tsp salt; stir to form dough. 3.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and

elastic (about 10 minutes); add enough of remaining flour, 1 T at a time,
to prevent dough from sticking to hands. 4. Place dough in a bowl coated

with cooking spray; turn to coat top. Cover; let rise in a warm place
(85°), free from drafts, 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk. 5. Preheat

oven to 450 °. 6. Punch dough down; roll dough into a 12inch circle on a
lightly floured work surface. Place dough on a baking sheet or 12inch
pizza pan coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with cornmeal. Crimp
edges of dough to form a rim. Let dough stand, covered, 10 minutes. 7.
Place a small saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium heat until
hot. Add garlic, and saute 2 minutes. Add One fourth t salt, oregano, cilantro,

fennel seeds, pepper, and tomato sauce; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered,
20 minutes or until mixture is thick, stirring occasionally. Spread sauce
over pizza crust; sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or
until cheese is melted and crust is golden. Remove pizza to cutting board;
cut into wedges.

Typos and MasterCook Formatting Courtesy of Jill Proehl, St. Louis, MO
jpxtwo@swbell.net

NOTES : This pizza is our version of the ones served in the romantic comedy
by the same name. In it, Leona, the owner of a local pizza parlor, closely
guards her family sauce recipe that's made with a sweet blend of Portuguese
spices. Julia Roberts plays a waitress who dates Adam Storke.
Recipe by: Cooking Light, March 1998, pg. 88

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Jill & Joe Proehl jpxtwo@swbell.net on Apr
29, 1998