Pizza (and Breadsticks)

Two months ago, I underwent surgery. The only thing I wanted to eat after my surgery was pizza. It didn't matter if it was store-bought or homemade. I got really good at making tasty pizza from another family recipe that week.

Someone I know complained one day that homemade bread is really tasty, but it takes forever to make. She was stunned when I revealed that I have pizza-bread recipe that only takes 10 minutes to rise! (It's because of all the yeast.)

I'm really sad that I ate all of this already.

Difficulty: 3

Total time: 35 min

Servings: 1 (We usually make 3 or 4 batches for four or five people)

1/2 cup of warm water

1 tablespoon of yeast

2 tablespoons of sugar

1 cup of white flour*

1/2 teaspoon of salt

Desired seasonings (garlic, oregano, Italian seasoning, etc.,.)

1. Dissolve yeast in water.

2. Add sugar, flour, and salt; mix thoroughly.

3. Knead dough for 3 minutes. 

4. Let dough rise for 10 minutes.**

5. Grease pan, spread dough out on pan.

6. Add desired condiments (sauce, cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, etc.,) and seasonings. 

7. Cook for 15 minutes at 375°F, or until cheese is bubbly and browning.***

8. Let cool, nom deliciousness. 

*The pizza still actually tastes pretty great with whole-wheat flour instead of white. ALSO, you're probably going to end up putting more like 1 1/2 cups of flour into the recipe by the time you're done; the dough should be sticky, but not sticky all over the place. Non-sticky dough is okay, but doesn't taste as good, for reference. 

**It's cold all the time here, so the rising doesn't work well unaided; I put the pizza-dough bowl in another bowl of warm water: 

***Times may vary depending on oven irregularities, and how much stuff you've got on your pizza. You can also not wait for the cheese to bubble, since that causes a texture change, but it should look like this if you want it bubbly and brown:

Breadsticks

In our cookbook, the pizza dough is actually under the breadstick recipe. So here's the unadulterated breadstick recipe!

1/2 cup of warm water

1 tablespoon of yeast

2 tablespoons of sugar

1 cup of white flour

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 cup butter

Desired seasonings (garlic, oregano, Italian seasoning, Parmesan cheese, etc.,.)

1. Dissolve yeast in water.

2. Add sugar, flour, and salt; mix thoroughly.

3. Knead dough for 3 minutes. 

4. Let dough rise for 10 minutes.**

5. Roll dough out on parchment paper and cut into strips with a pizza-slicer.****

6. Put breadsticks in pan--coating both sides in melted butter. Add seasonings, if desired. 

7. Cook for 15 minutes at 375°F, or until sticks are golden brown. 

8. Let cool, nom fabulous deliciousness. 

****This time around, I rolled the dough straight into the pan and cut it there, then poured the butter on top of it and pushed butter beneath the dough. XD