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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Pizza Wheels

Pretty generic recipe. I made this for my little sisters on Wednesday and forgot to post.

Pizza Wheels
Modified from Whole Foods

2 tsp oil
1 pkg active dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 cup warm water
6 cups flour
1 can tomato paste
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
Desired pizza toppings

Coat a bowl with oil, then mix sugar, yeast, and water. Allow to foam for approx. 10 minutes. Slowly mix in flour, one cup at a time, until dough is no longer sticky. Knead for 10 minutes, then allow to rise. Divide dough in half and roll out into a rectangle (approx 12 x 18 in size). In a bowl, mix together tomato paste and Italian seasoning until blended. Spread paste in a thin layer on the dough, then top with desired pizza toppings in a thin layer. Roll the dough, jelly-roll style, and cut into 16 slices. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees until lightly brown and heated through, about 25 minutes.

My Notes:

I actually just went ahead and used packaged dough, instead of making my own, because I was short on time. But, this is the recipe I use for most all of my pizza dough. I just can't get it to brown properly. Meh. I was skeptical of the tomato paste, because the smell of it really gets to me, but it turned out good. I just had cheese on mine, and left it in the oven a little too long, but my sisters and I still ate and enjoyed them. They're a nice light snack to have. If you're not fond of my dough, the Whole Foods site has another recipe, but it uses milk. Take that for what it's worth.

Since I don't know anyone who doesn't like cheese on their pizza, I'm listing this as dairy, but it can easily be made pareve by omitting the cheese.