Hey Good Cooking..

Sunday, 08th July 2007.

today, me and papa hasif had planned to spend our sunday at home since we had been out the whole day for the past weekends.. so many things to do before.. bought things for the house etc.. maybe now it's time to simply rest and relax at home..

we had also planned to cook a special meal today.. home made pizza.. yummy.. thanks dandelion for sharing the receipe and the tips.. very useful info since mama hasif doesn't even know how to knead the dough.. ehehe.. :P

we started at 12:30pm.. i'm feeling very confident since i had memorize the receipe well and even watched the videos on the net on how to knead the dough.. punye la semangat.. eheheh we were both sooooo excited.. first time ever ni.. so 12:30pm i started mixing and kneading the dough, while papa hasif prepared the ingredients for the pizza sauce.. chopping onion n garlic.. prepare chicken cubes n slice the mushroom.. luckily baby hasif was sleeping soundly.. adoiii i never knew that it's so hard to knead with your own bare hands.. punye la lenguh rasa.. from time to time i keeps on calling papa hasif asking whether the dough is ready yet or not.. haii macam mana nak meniaga pizza ni..

however the end product was very tasty.. seriously.. the dough was soft.. the topping was full with chicken (my favourite) and mushrooms (papa hasif's favourite).. i think we can simply beat pizza hut or our latest addiction, dominos pizza.. ;) :D

the process..

the dough..

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before..

after..

close up pizza yg sodap..

edited on 18 Aug. 2007

the pizza recipe.. thanks heaps to dandelion for sharing the wonderful and easy to prepare recipe.

Pizza Crust

Ingredients:

25 ounces / 7.1 grams active dry yeast

1 cup warm water ~ 45 degress C

2 cups bread flour

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons white sugar

Methods:

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups bread flour, olive oil, salt, white sugar and the yeast mixture. Stir well to combine.
3. Beat well until a stiff dough has formed.
4. Cover and rise until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 175 degress C.
6. Turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Form dough into a round and roll out into a pizza crust shape.
7. Cover with favorite sauce and toppings and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Pizza Sauce

Ingredients:

4 cloves garlics ~ diced

1 big onion ~ diced

1 small can tomato puree

4 tablespoons chillie sauce

olive oil

salt

pepper

dried basil/ oregano leaves/ italian herbs

Methods:

1. Heat oil and saute all the diced ingredients.
2. Add tomato puree and chillie sauce.
3. Finally add dried basil/ oregano leaves/ italian herbs, salt and pepper to taste.

Toppings

For the topping, i use chicken fillet, mushroom and mozarella sauce.