Baking Banquet: CANADIAN BACON & PINEAPPLE PIZZA WITH BASIC PIZZA DOUGH

Adapted from http://www.laurenslatest.com/fail-proof-pizza-dough-and-cheesy-garlic-bread-sticks-just-like-in-restaurants/
yield: 2-18inch pizzas, approximately 1 lb. of dough

Pizza Dough Ingredients:
2 cups warm milk
4 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt

1 – 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning (if desired)
4 tablespoons olive or canola oil
6 cups bread flour {give or take 1/2 cup…depending on the heat & humidity}

Pizza Dough Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, stir yeast and sugar into warm milk. Sit for 5-10 minutes or until bubbles form and mixture starts to foam. This tells you that the yeast is alive and kicking. Pour in salt, oil and half the flour and mix.

Once that flour is incorporated, start adding flour in bit by bit until you get the pizza dough to the consistency you want: slightly tacky, but when you touch it it doesn’t stick to your hands.

Either by hand or with the bread hooks on your mixture, knead the dough for approximately 6 minutes until it easily comes away from the bowl.

The dough should be smooth and easy to work with. And the bowl should be clean!

Lightly grease the bowl & the dough so it doesn’t dry out, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise 1-2 hours.

Divide the dough into two balls. Roll out the dough into 2 circles and lace on a greased pizza stone or pizza pan. Let rest for 10 minutes. Prick the dough with a fork.

Ingredients

Yeast beginning to work

Dough Ball almost ready to rise

Dough Ball ready to rise

Pizza Dough Circle Pricked with a Fork

Pizza Ingredients:

2- 3 Tablespoons Pizza Sauce (I use Contadina Easy Squeeze Pizza Sauce)

1 – 2 Cups Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese (or cheddar / jack cheese)

1 – 2 Cups Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese

2 Cans Pineapple Tidbits

2 packages Canadian Bacon

Pizza Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Open the cans of pineapple tidbits and drain juice (save juice for later, if you wish). Cut the Canadian Bacon circles in half (if desired)

With a Pastry Brush, brush pizza sauce onto the circles of pizza dough. Top with cheese, then Canadian bacon, then the pineapple tidbits.

Bake in a 375 F degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Checking it after 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, Rotate pizza in oven for more even baking.

Optional Edge flavoring (all ingredients, season to taste)

½ cup melted butter

Finely grated Parmesan cheese

Italian seasoning

Garlic and Herb Mrs. Dash

Garlic Powder

Mix all ingredients together and liberally brush onto the edge of the pizza(s) just before baking in the oven.