Pan Pizza
Pan Pizza
Ingredients
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Dough ingredients
Sauce ingredients
Toppings
Instructions
preparing the Dough
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In a cup, mix the warm water, yeast & sugar. let it rise.
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In a bowl, put the flour, salt, olive oil and the water with yeast & sugar. Mix well till it starts forming a dough.
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Transfer the dough to the work pad and start kneading for 5-10 minutes till it forms a dough ball.
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Transfer the dough ball to a bowl, cover it with olive oil. Line the bowl with olive oil as well.
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Cover it and leave in a warm place to rise.
Preparing the Sauce
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In a pan, heat some olive oil. Add the onion and stir till it softens, then add the garlic & stir for less than 1 minute.
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Add the tomato juice, salt, black pepper, sugar & tomato paste. let them boil on medium heat for 5-10 minutes till you get a nice red color.
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Turn off the heat, add the basil leaves & oregano.
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Let it cool then blend in a blender. Sieve the sauce to make it smooth.
Preparing the Pizza
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In a pan or a cast iron, put some olive oil, then roll out the dough.
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Make some holes in the dough with your fingertips, then add some olive oil on top.
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Since its a pan pizza, cook the dough first before adding the toppings.
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Bake in a preheated oven on 200 degrees for 15 minutes or till the base gets a nice golden color.
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Take it out of the oven and spread the sauce, add some grated parmesan (optional) & mozzarella cheese. Spread some sauce on top.
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Pop in the oven, turn on the broiler and place the pan near the heat. Leave it till the cheese melts.
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Take it out and sprinkle some fresh oregano on top.
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Note: This dough size is suitable for a pan size 24 or 26.
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Note: you can add any topping you like along with the cheese.
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