Pizza recipe links for Smoking Duck

[deb415611]

Deb, I am going to make a pizza dough for next weekend.  Which one of the links that you sent do you recommend for a beginner dough-maker?  THANKS!!
Mrs Seemore

Mixer, Food Processor or Hands?

What kind of pizza do you like -- NY,  American,  Chicago, Sicilian ? 

[Smoking Duck]

Made some sicilian pizza for all of the wife's family today.  They raved about it and I've been officially named the head chef for my wife's family    Also made some mozza cheesesticks.  I'm not sure the family would ever let her divorce me now    See, there is always a method to my madness!

[pensrock]

I'm not sure the family would ever let her divorce me now. See, there is always a method to my madness!

Sly, like a fox eh? 

[Smoking Duck]

You always gotta be one step ahead of them, Pens   Never let em see you sweat 

[HCT]

Too funny, Duck

[seemore]

Deb, I have a stand-up mixer, but it does not have a working bread hook.  I also have a food processor, and the hands the Good Lord gave me.  I also have a bread machine.  I tried to make pizza dough with that once, but for whatever reason - operator error, I am sure -  the flour did not mix completely with the water and the yeast......
I don't know if the food processor has to have a "blade" for dough making.  If so, I don't have one of those.
I think I would like to try a deep dish crust.  I have never been successful at making one of those, and I would sure like to give it another try.
I am going to make my own sauce for the pizza too.  Nothing fancy - just tomatoes and some seasonings and cook it down.
I will take pictures of the entire process - at least if it turns out!

[deb415611]

Seemore,

Try either of these.  I bet you can do in it the food processor with the regular blade.  I would process just until everything comes together take out and hand knead just until things are a ball and smooth.  The second one has a very short mix time so it would be easy to do by hand if you wanted to go that way. 

 http://www.pizzamaking.com/dkm_chicago.php    --   click on the pictures in this one to enlarge.

http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,5402.0.html

Sauce is a personal thing but when I do NY or Chicago I use 6-1 crushed or Pastene Ground tomatoes.  For chicago I drain a little and for NY from the can.  I add some oregano, garlic & crushed red pepper.  Simple sauce but good. 

I have done both and they are both great.   

Deb

[seemore]

Thanks, Deb!  I will let you know how it turns out!!

[Smoking Duck]

Hey June and Scott,

I routinely use the food processor for making pizza dough (my mixer doesn't have a dough hook).  I simply use the chopping blade in my food processor and it comes out great every time.

Marc