Farmhouse Pizza Recipes

FARMHOUSE PIZZA

Steps:

• Thaw bread dough according to package directions.
• Turn on the oven to 375°F Grease a pizza pan with shortening.
• Put thawed bread dough on the pizza pan. Fatten the dough slightly. Use your hands to press the dough into the pizza pan, covering the pan completely. (Sprinkle flour over your hands if dough is sticky.) With your fingers press edges up into a rim. Prick dough generously with the fork. Put pizza pan in oven. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until pizza crust is light brown. Use hot pads to remove pizza pan from oven. Place on a cooling rack.
• Use scissors to cut bacon into bite-size pieces. Put bacon pieces, frozen potato mixture, and black pepper in a medium skillet. Put skillet on a burner. Turn burner to medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon about 5 minutes or until bacon pieces are crisp and potatoes are tender. Turn off burner. Remove skillet from burner. Place a colander over a bowl. Spoon potatoes and bacon into the colander and let the fat drain into the bowl. Save potatoes and bacon until Step 8. Put fat in a container to throw away.
• Crack eggs in a medium bowl. Add the milk. Use a whisk to beat the eggs and milk together.
• Put butter in a large skillet. Put skillet on burner. Turn burner to medium heat. Melt the butter. When butter is melted, pour the egg mixture into the skillet. Cook, without stirring, until egg mixture begins to et on the bottom and around the edges.
• Use a pancake turner to lift and fold partially cooked eggs so that the uncooked portion flows underneath. Continue cooking over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until the egg mixture is cooked through but still glossy and moist. Turn off the burner. Remove skillet from burner.
• Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese over the bake pizza crust. Top with scrambled eggs, cooked bacon and potato mixture, and the rest of the shredded cheese. Using hot pads, put pizza pan in oven. Bake pizza for 5 to 8 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Turn off oven. Use hot pads to remove pizza pan from oven. Let stand on the cooling rack for 2 minutes before serving.
• Serve with fresh melon wedges and a glass of milk.

FAMOUS CALIFORNIA PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine yeast, honey, and 1/4 cup warm water in a large bowl with a whisk. Let stand to dissolve, about 10 minutes.
• Add salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, remaining 3/4 cup warm water, and 1 cup flour to the mixture and stir until a batter forms. Add another 1 cup flour; stir to combine. Add 1/2 cup more flour and combine.
• Turn dough out onto a surface dusted with 1/4 cup flour. Knead until a smooth, fairly firm, slightly sticky dough is achieved, adding more flour as needed.
• Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a damp towel. Let sit in a warm place until doubled in size, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured cutting board and pat down with your hand. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Stretch and fold each piece down and under, tucking as you go, to form pizza dough rounds.
• Cover with a towel and let sit in a warm place until doubled in size, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Dust a baking sheet with cornmeal.
• Transfer dough rounds to a lightly floured board and press each piece out to desired thickness, starting in the center, until 8 to 10 inches wide. Form a crust shape around the outer edges with your fingertips.
• Transfer one round of pizza dough to the prepared baking sheet and brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Top with any sauce and toppings you like.
• Bake in the lower rack of the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Move to the center of the oven and continue to bake until golden, about 10 minutes more. Repeat to bake remaining pizzas.