Sunday, February 21, 2010

Byron & Ash's Pizzas

B and I cheat a bit and use the bread machine to make our pizza dough, but its quick and easy. We have been experimenting with different toppings and will be posting our favorites on the blog, so that we won't forget them.

Basic Pizza Dough

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups bread flour
1/2 cup warm water
2 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp salt
1-2 tsp honey
1 Tbsp EVOO

Add water, EVOO, honey, salt, flour, and yeast (in that order) to the bread machine and select dough or pizza dough cycle.


Caramelized Onion, Fontina, and Prosciutto Pizza
adapted from Food & Wine

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp. EVOO
2-3 large onions, thinly sliced
salt and ground pepper
thyme
fontina cheese, shredded
thin slices of prosciutto

Preheat the oven to 450°. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onions and stir to coat with the oil. Cook the onions over medium heat until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes. If the onions dry out, add a few tablespoons of water. Season the onions with salt, pepper, and thyme and transfer to a plate and let cool slightly.
Top the dough with the sauteed onions, fontina and prosciutto (in that order). Bake until golden and crisp.