Friday, September 16, 2011

Another way to Pizza . . .

My mother used to make us a sort of pizza when we were children. The pizza places were not as plentiful around our area so all we knew of pizza was what my mother kindly made for us. Again, the dry biscuit mix comes into play. Remember, however, that this is a very different pizza and not what most of us think of as pizza today.

Depending in how many you are feeding, you can adapt the recipe.

2 cups of dry biscuit mix
1/4 cup melted butter
Enough milk to make a workable dough

Mix the ingredients and pat into a rimmed baking pan.

Topping:
Pasta sauce (again, easy with using the canned version)
Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup finely chopped red onion
1 teaspoon chili flakes
Dried Oregano/Basil

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Spread your sauce over the prepared baking pan which you lined with the biscuit dough. Mix the cheese with the onions and spread on top of the sauce. Sprinkle with the dry herbs and spices. You want to be a bit more generous with the sauce on this type of pizza. Don't overdo it, however!

Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the sauce and cheese is bubbling and the crust is browning nicely. This is not a hand holding pizza so set the table with fork and knife.

I always liked the onions in this pizza. They didn't always get totally soft but the sharp taste went well with the rest of the ingredients. And, yes, you can add browned ground beef, salami, etc., to your pizza.

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