A couple of nights ago our fridge, freezer and cupboards were pretty bare and I needed a quick meal. We live in the country so ordering takeout wasn't in the cards. When I need a quick meal I'll make a pizza on a flatbread or pita, even the pitas were all gone. I elected to try to develop a quick pizza from scratch and it worked out fairly well. I started with an Irish Soda Bread recipe and added Italian ingredients so it's a multi-culturally appropriated pizza...
I made trip to COSTCO today so I can add a few more toppings to the mix when I try the recipe again tonight. The recipe below is for a basic cheese pizza.
Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 to 1-1/4 cups buttermilk
Sauce:
1 can crushed tomatoes
basil pesto
olive oil
grated mozzarella and parmesan
Pre-heat the oven to 450F. Whisk the dry ingredients together. Put a dough hook on a stand mixer. With the mixer on the lowest setting slowly add the buttermilk until the dough forms into a ball. Grease a cast iron frying pan and roll the dough out flat until it will just cover the bottom of the frying pan. Place in the oven for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile make the sauce by combining the pesto and crushed tomates. Add pesto to taste. Mix in a bit of olive oil.
Take the crust out of the oven and reduce to 400F. Slather sauce almost to the edge of the crust and then place desired toppings and the desired amount of cheese on top. Place the pizza in the oven for about 5-10 minutes. Switch to the broiler for another five minutes or until the cheese has browned a bit. Remove and serve.
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