nothing to do with remodeling #1.

I know this has nothing to do with remodeling but neither does coffee and I have blogged about that or mentioned it here or whatever cos I like coffee.

I also like pizza. And I have been perfecting my pizza recipe since I moved away from MO out to Phoenix to go to school (where I just used Pillsbury pizza crust - yikes - but still homemade). So when Kari sent me a Ziplock bag of crust mix for my breadmaker for Christmas I made it cos, well, it meant I didn't have to mix up the ingredients myself. That and Kari is the breadmaker queen so I figured it might be good.

Turned out to be the most amazing crust. Ever. Crispy on the outside. Soft and chewy on the inside. So I asked for the recipe (turns out it's Jeff's wife's, so props La) -

3/4 c. water

1 T sugar

2 1/4 c. flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. yeast

Put all the ingredients in the breadmaker in that order. While mine (I bought it refurbed online for half the price) starts to mix, I open the top and hand mix the ingredients to help the little paddle thing along and to keep it from ending up being only partially mixed at the end. Crank the oven to 425º. I roll out the dough (makes enough for a large pizza) thin in the middle but pile it up along the edges for a delicious crust. If I'm feeling particularly ambitious I'll sprinkle on some cornmeal around the crust. Bake it by itself for ten minutes (or until the thin bottom starts to brown), then pile on the toppings. Bake a second time for thirteen minutes or until the cheese starts to brown.

And wallah!

Julian and I joke about opening a pizza restaurant in our house. I don't know if it's that good, but we love it. He's 'Pepperoni Boy' cos he's a perfectionist when it comes to putting them on. It's our little Thursday tradition. Good times.