Mr. Kwasny's Class

                                                                   Pizza Pie (my Aunt and Grandma’s recipe)

Makes two pies:

4 c. unsifted, unbleached all-purpose flour                      2 t. salt

1 t. sugar (granulated, white)                                            ½ c. cooking oil (vegetable)

1 ½ c. hot water                                                                   1 cake compressed yeast (= 2 ¼ t.= .6 oz)

1.  Put flour into a large bowl and make a well in the center
2. Add salt, sugar and oil
3. Have water hot enough it will dissolve yeast
4. Add water and then yeast
5. Mix together in bowl
6. Knead with hands thoroughly until dough does not stick to your hands
7. Dough will be smooth now
8. Put in bowl and spread softened butter over entire top surface
9. Cover with a towel and let rise 2 hours (warm room is ideal with a covered bowl….dough must remain warm throughout kneading and rising process….)
10. When risen, punch down and separate into two balls
11. Let rise, covered, one more hour
12. After second rising, roll out ball to ¼ inch thickness (or, if you prefer, ½ inch…my grandma and aunt always fought over this…..)
13. Sprinkle corn meal onto pizza tray (or cookie tray….any flat surface will do)
14. Place rolled dough onto tray
15. Rub olive oil all over dough…cover entire surface….
16. Add toppings ( start with cheese…sliced mozzarella…tomatoes/sauce…grated cheese….oregano…garlic…anything you like, really….)
17. Bake in pre-heated oven 20 minutes at 450 F.(again, my aunt and grandma argued over this, as well…..my aunt baked it for 30 mins at 375…….this would be the ½ inch pie…..)