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Heart-Shaped Pizza
Say “I love you” with a Valentine’s Day pizza.
What you need:
- pizza dough (see recipe below)
- can of pizza sauce
- 4 cups mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- pepperoni
- oregano
- corn meal
- rolling pin
- pizza pan or cookie sheet
What you do:
- Make pizza dough. (See below.) Roll a fourth of the dough into a circle on a floured surface.
- Put cornmeal on your pan so the pizza doesn’t stick. Put flat pizza dough on the pan. Shape into a heart shape. Crimp edges.
- Spread pizza sauce on top of the dough. Cover with mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with oregano and Parmesan cheese.
- Cut pepperoni into heart shapes and place on pizza.
- Bake in 500° oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling.
Makes four individual heart-shaped pizzas.
PIZZA DOUGH
What you need:
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ cup olive oil
What you do:
- Dissolve the honey in the warm water and gently stir in yeast. (Let stand for five minutes, until foam forms across the top of the water.)
- Mix flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add yeast mixture and olive oil. Mix well.
- Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth and springy (about 10-15 minutes).
- Shape dough into a ball and place in a well-oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap.
- Let rise for one hour or until doubled in bulk.
- Punch down and divide the dough into pieces for individual pizzas.
Photo: John Collins / Happy Medium Productions