Pizza Dough: different than the last one I posted; this is a bit lighter crust. Must be the addition of eggs.
Warm one cup water to 105-115 degrees. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons yeast and 2 tablespoons sugar. Set aside for 5 minutes. In your Kitchenaid with the dough hook, mix 4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 2eggs, and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Mix until the four ingredients are mixed...Add in the foamy water. Oil your hands with more olive oil. Take the dough into a ball, smooth it with the olive oil, place in a clean bowl, put a clean kitchen towel over the bowl and put on top of a cupboard. Let sit for 1-2 hours; the dough will rise to double. Punch it down.
Heat your oven to 500 with a pizza stone in it. The stone has to become hot so the pizza cooks quickly.
Take baseball size pieces from the dough, roll it, put on floured surface, shape into a round. Let rest for 10-15-20 minutes. Put these rounds on parchment paper.
Top these. My suggestions:
* Mexican cheese (queso seco) and chopped green olives with pimientos.
* Parmesan and fresh basil
* Carmelized onions, thin slices of Bosc pears, and gorgonzola. Walnuts optional.
* Parmesan, thin slices of tomatoes, fresh basil
These small pizzas will bake in 7-8 minutes in the hot oven. Pull the parchment out, leave the stone in.
I'm sure during the Depression, American's didn't eat pizza. But these pizzas can be enjoyed during "Get Low". What a great movie!
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