Grandma Pizza - Cook's Country

By á-3209

The bread flour and lengthy kneading process is worth the extra effort as it produces the chewy crust that makes this Grandma Pizza recipe from Country Cooking so good!

Ingredients

• DOUGH:
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups (8 1/4 ounces) bread flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• TOPPING:
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups (8 ounce) mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from cookscountry.com

Preparation

Step 1

DOUGH:

Coat rimmed baking sheet with 2 tablespoons oil.

Combine water and remaining 1 tablespoon oil in 1-cup liquid measuring cup.

Using stand mixer fitted with dough hook, mix flour, yeast, sugar, and salt on low speed until combined.

With mixer running, slowly add water mixture and mix until dough comes together, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-low and mix until dough is smooth and comes away from sides of bowl, about 10 minutes.

Transfer dough to greased baking sheet and turn to coat. Stretch dough to 10 by 6-inch rectangle. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place until doubled in size, 1 to 1½ hours.

Stretch dough to corners of pan, cover loosely with plastic, and let rise in warm place until slightly puffed, about 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 500 degrees fahrenheit.

TOPPING:

Place tomatoes in colander and drain well. Combine drained tomatoes, oil, garlic, oregano, and salt in bowl.

Combine mozzarella and Parmesan in second bowl. Sprinkle cheese mixture over dough, leaving ½-inch border around edges. Top with tomato mixture and bake until well browned and bubbling, about 15 minutes.

Slide pizza onto wire rack, sprinkle with basil, and let cool for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!