Greek Pizza Recipe

Pizza:

You will need:

Tomatoes: 2 medium
Bell Peppers: 1 medium
Kalamata Olive: 1 cup, pitted
Feta Cheese: 100 grams, crumbled
Red onion: 1 small
Mozzarella cheese: 1 cup, shredded
Tomato Sauce: 1 cup, or enough to cover the pizza dough
Pizza Dough: 1 large

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface. Transfer to the baking and bake until puffed and beginning to color, 8 to 10 minutes.

3. Spread the pizza sauce over the pizza crust and top with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and olives.

4. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese has melted.

5. Sprinkle feta cheese and bake for 2 or 3 more minutes




Pizza dough:

You will need:

Flour: 3.75 cups
Yeast: 2 tbsp
Salt: 1 tsp
honey: 1 tbsp
Olive oil: 1-2 tbsp
Warm water: 1+1/2 cup

Directions:

1. If using bread machine, add all main ingredients in the order suggested by your bread machine manual and process to form the dough then skip to step 6. Otherwise start from step 2.

2. Dissolve yeast in ½ cup warm water and let it stand for 3 min.

3. Mix the flour and salt together.

4. Pour the yeast mixture, the rest of the water, honey and olive oil into the center of the flour and mix to dough.

5. Knead for 15 min or until dough becomes smooth and elastic.

6. Divide dough into 2 round pieces. Slightly sprinkle the baking sheet with flour and transfer rolls to it. Cover and leave them in a warm place for 1.5 hours or until doubled in bulk.

7. To make pizza, spread the dough into half a centimeter.

8. Add your toppings and bake in 400 F oven for 20 min.




Pizza sauce:

You will need:

Crushed Tomato : 1 can
Garlic: 1 clove
Vinegar: ½ tbsp
Sugar: 1 tsp
Salt
Pepper

Directions:

1. Place a saucepan on medium heat.

2. Pour the whole crushed tomato into the pan.

3. Dice the clove of garlic and add to the pan.

4. Stir in vinegar and sugar and continue cooking for 10-15 min.

5. Season with salt and pepper while reducing the sauce.