Saturday, February 23, 2013

Pizza Dough

A friend of mine's recipe for pizza dough: 

Thanks..make them from scratch. Here is the recipe:
1 c of warm water..add
1 tablespoon or packet of yeast. Mix in 1 c of flour. Then add a tablespoon of oil..a tsp of salt..and a tsp of sugar. Add 1 1/2. To 2 Cups more flour. Knead the dough. Place in an oiled bowl and put that bowl into a larger bowl of hot water. Cover and let rise for 20 to 30 minutes. Spread dough in a pan.. Add toppings and bake at 400 for 15 to 20 minutes.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Chocolate icecream

Chocolate Icecream

Ingredients:

2 cups milk
2 cups half and half
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup of sour cream
1 teaspoon salt

I made this with my Kitchen Aid icecream attachment.
Put everything in, and mixed it for 30 minutes
Then put in the freezer...enjoy



Note to self:  Next time only use half of the recipe. As is it tastes like chocolate frosty from Wendy's. Next time I think there should be a higher ratio of chocolate and sour cream. Maybe add some melted chocolate to the mix.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Garlicky Cheese Bread

Garlicky Cheese Bread

For the dough:
1 cup bread flour (plus more for kneading surface/hands/etc.)
1/2 cup warm water
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons dried parsley (estimate..I filled the palm of my cupped hand)
1/2 tablespoon of active dry yeast.

For the topping:
1/2 stick of butter softened
3 tablespoons of chopped dried garlic
2 teaspoons of onion powder
liberal amount of ground pepper
Parmesean
Mozzarella


Preheat oven to 425

Add warm water, oil, sugar, parsley and yeast to a bowl. Let it proof for a minute or two until frothy.
Add in a cup of flour, mix until well incorporated.
Put out on counter and knead in until elastic and slighty tacky but not sticking to your hands. Add extra flour as needed.

On a baking sheet sprinkle corn meal and press out dough onto pan (makes about a 6x12 rectangle).
Set aside to mix together topping.

Add softened butter, garlic, onion powder, and ground pepper to a boil and mix together.
Spread mixture generously across the dough
Sprinkle parmesean evenly across.
Add layer of mozzarella

Bake for 10-12 minutes until cheese is bubbling and starting to brown and the bottom is crisp.