Home Made Pizza: Green Pepper, Mushrooms & Pepperoni

I have always enjoyed the process of baking. Making a pizza is double excitement for me because not only do i get to bake , but also eat one of my favorite dishes. Mum would make this with Amul cheese ( found in Indian stores) as well for variation. Avoid adding pepperoni if you want a vegetarian pizza and the taste will still amaze you. Wishing all my readers a Happy Thansgiving. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

For pizza dough:

Refined flour- 1/2 lb

Dried yeast- 5 gms or Fresh yeast- 1/2 0z

Sugar- 1 tsp

Warm water- 1/4 pint

Oil- 5 tbsp

Salt- 1 tsp

For Sauce:

Onion- 1

Oil- 1 tbsp

Tomatoes- 15 oz tin 

Tomato puree- 2 tbsp

Bay leaf- 1 ( Remove after cooking the sauce)

Salt - 1 tsp

Salt and pepper- to taste

Oregano- 1 tsp

Basil- 1 tsp

For Topping-

Olive oil- 1 tbsp

Garlic clove- 1 thinly sliced

Pepperoni slices- 10-15

Green pepper- 1/2 cup

Mushrooms sliced- 1/4 lb

Chopped fresh Oregano- 1 tsp

Salt and pepper- to taste

4 oz mozzarella cheese- grated or sliced

Method: For Sauce:

• Chop the onion and cook it in a pan. Cover with a lid so that it is soft. 
• Add all the other ingredients and simmer ( 30 minutes) very slowly till it is of a thick consistency.

Method: For Topping:

• In a skillet on medium , heat oil and garlic. Add mushrooms, pepper, oregano , 1/4 tsp salt,1/4 tsp black pepper. 
• Cook for 4 minutes and cool.

Method: For Pizza :

• In a bowl, take warm water and add yeast and sugar to it. Stir well.
• Add the salt and oil in the flour.
• Mix it nicely and then add the yeast liquid and knead it into a soft dough.
• Prove it and roll it into the desired shape and thickness. Brush the edges with a little water or milk and pour the sauce on top of it.
• Arrange with the green pepper, mushroom mixture. Layer pepperoni slices on this and then top with grated cheese.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 500 F for 10 minutes or until done.