Svetlana’s Recipes

Ingredients:

Dough:
-2 teaspoons active dry yeast
-1 cup warm water
-4 1/4 cups all-purpose bread flour
-1 tablespoon olive oil

Tomato Base:-1 1/4 pound (560 g) canned crushed tomatoes
-butter
-1 garlic clove, minced
-salt
-pepper

Toppings:
-4 oz fresh mozzarella balls
-10 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
-basil
-4 oz pepperoni sausage
-olived, optional
-pepper
-freshly shaved Parmesan

To make the dough:
1. Add the yeast to the warm water, stir, and let stand for a few minutes
2. Put the flour into a bowl, add the oil, then slowly pour the yeast mixture
3. Mix until the dough is smooth and leaves the side of the bowl clean
4. Cover with plastic wrap, and leave in a warm place until it doubles in volume

To make the tomato paste:
1. Place the crushed tomatoes, butter, and garlic in a small pan over medium-high heat
2. Bring to a simmer and cook until reduced by half
3. Season with salt and pepper to taste

1. Heat the oven to 425 degrees F
2. Cut the pizza dough in half
3. Roll out the pizza dough, one portion at a time, on a lightly floured surface to a large circle–making it as thin as possible
4. Place each round on a baking sheet
5. Spread with the tomato base
6. Top with the mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, and basil
7. Add other toppings as you like, season, and sprinkle some Parmesan
8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown, then cut each pizza into 4 wedges and serve hot!