Pizza Bianca

My husband ordered something like this when we went out to eat one night. It was really good and was a hit. I tried to recreate it and came close.

Pizza Crust:
3 cups flour (I usually use 1/2 whole wheat or oats that I grind up in the blender and 1/2 white flour)
1 cup water
1 Tablespoon milk
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons yeast
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
(Or you could just use a store bought crust)

Toppings:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Garlic (Optional, I would use minced)
Mozzarella cheese, sliced (I prefer the kind that comes in a ball, but whatever kind you have is fine, shredded would work great too)
Roma tomatoes, sliced
Fresh basil, chopped

For Crust: Heat water in microwave for 1 minute. Add 1 Tablespoon EVOO, sugar, salt, milk, and yeast and stir. Let sit for a few minutes. Put 1/2 flour in mixer. Add water and put it on the knead cycle. Add the rest of the flour. There have been times when I have needed extra flour so don't put it away. Knead for a few minutes, the dough will be a little sticky, but will mostly hold together on the kneading paddle. Remove bowl from mixer, pour about 1 tablespoon of EVOO in mixing bowl. Turn dough. Cover, let rise for 1 hour.

Time for Pizza: Preheat oven to 425. Brush a pan (with sides) generously with olive oil. Roll out pizza crust and brush top of crust with olive oil. Bake in the oven for about 5 minutes (I put it in the oven before it is done preheating). Remove from oven. Sprinkle with garlic (I don't do this because it gives me heartburn right now), add tomatoes, then cheese. Bake for about 15 minutes, until cheese is melted. Remove from oven, add basil. It was really, really, really good. We like to dip the crust in a combo of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

One of my favorite things to make is homemade pizza. I have a good mixer, so it does most of the work, I just add the stuff. My one child complains when I make this because he prefers the store bought pizza, the kind that is as thin as a cracker, so he is often disappointed.



Ingredients:
3 cups flour, plus some extra (I use half all purpose flour and half whole wheat)
1 cup water
1 to 2 Tablespoons of sugar (I like it to taste a little sweet)
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon salt (some people may want more salt)
cornmeal
BBQ sauce
Cooked chicken, chopped or shredded (probably about as much as one chicken breast)
Mozzarella cheese, shredded
Sliced red onion (optional)
Chopped cilantro (optional, but oh so good), About 2 Tablespoons


Heat water (I put mine in the microwave for about 45 seconds) until very warm, but not hot. Add yeast, salt, sugar and let yeast activate (it will start foaming) for a few minutes. Put 1 cup of flour in mixing bowl. Add water and yeast mixture and mix well. Add the rest of the flour 1 cup at a time. Continue to knead in mixing bowl until dough is mixed well and no longer sticking to the sides. I usually have to add at least another 1/2 cup flour to get it right. Add a little bit of oil to mixing bowl and turn dough in it to coat. Cover and let it rise for about an hour. Preheat oven to 425. Sprinkle corn meal on pizza pan and roll out dough. Add sauce, chicken, cheese, onions and cilantro. Bake until cheese is melted and crust is a little golden brown (mine usually takes about 15 minutes on a 15 inch round pizza pan). We enjoy dipping the crust in a little olive oil mixed with balsamic vinegar.