Bread Machine Basic Pizza
Ingredients
For dough
1 1⁄3 cups water
1⁄4 cup olive oil
3 1⁄2 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
2 1⁄2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
For assembly
Pizza sauce
Mozzarella cheese, shredded
Pepperoni and other toppings of choice
Instructions
1. Place all the ingredients in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer’s instructions. Program for the Dough or Pizza Dough cycle and press Start. The dough ball will be soft.
2. When the machine beeps at the end of the cycle, press Stop and unplug machine. Immediately remove the bread pan from the machine and turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Divide into two portions. Flatten each portion into a disc by kneading a few times then folding the edges into the center. Cover with a damp towel on the work surface to rest for 30 minutes until the dough has increased about 20% in size.
3. With pizza stone in the oven preheat to 500*F. Roll out and shape the dough into two large rounds, place each round on a sheet of parchment paper.
4. Place two layers of paper towels on a microwave safe plate and spread pepperoni out on towels. Top with two more paper towels and microwave for 30 seconds. (This will reduce the amount of grease in the pepperoni significantly.)
5. Spread sauce onto pizza dough, leaving an inch of dough unsauced at the edge. Spread cheese on top of sauce. Top as desired.
6. Slide parchment paper onto pizza stone and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until crust is slightly brown and crisp. Remove pizza from stone by sliding parchment paper with pizza onto a cookie sheet or large plate. The cool for a few minutes before serving.
Comments
The dough recipe is from my favorite Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook. The last time I tried to make pizza in the oven it flopped and turned into pretty tasty calzones instead of proper pizza. Nothing worked right, I couldn’t get the pizza onto the stone, the pepperoni was greasy, and it was not fantastic. Using parchment paper and microwaving the pepperoni first really made a difference. I feel like I’ve finally gotten the hang of how to make pizza at home and I’m psyched. Next up, sauce from scratch instead of a can!
The Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook