I love the delicious swirl! This is one of my favorite sights :)
Showing posts with label bake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bake. Show all posts
Friday, August 2, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
Pizza-Pizza!
I use Bob's Red Mill to make Pizza dough. There are several options out there of course.
We used to buy the Udi's circular pre-made dough (found in the freezer section at Bi-Lo and Harris Teeter- Publix no longer carries them, to my knowledge). And while those were delicious, it was $5 for only 2.
So now, we buy Bob's version. It can be made without egg and it only needs to rise for 20min. But here's my favorite part: It makes up to 4 personal pizzas!
Here's how:
For this Pizza demonstration, I have already followed the package instructions given by trusty Bob. {Add the yeast to some warm water/ let it sit 10min...mix in egg, olive oil and Bob's mix and stir....make 2 blobs of dough and cover for 20min}
Decide how you would like to lay it out. I like to spread it out all thin into two large rectangle pizzas. (that is the most convenient baking sheet I have on hand but you can use whatever you have)
When you spread it out, Keep your hands wet with water. Unlike when you work with Regular gluten-filled floury dough, this stuff is extra extra sticky. Keep your hands wet when you spread it out.
Bake it preemptively for 8min at 425F.
After this, you can put whatever toppings you want on it!
When you are satisfied with your toppings, go ahead and bake it for another 15 or 20min!
I made this one with portabello, mozzarella, onion, chicken, mushrooms, and basil-pesto base...Yummy!
We used to buy the Udi's circular pre-made dough (found in the freezer section at Bi-Lo and Harris Teeter- Publix no longer carries them, to my knowledge). And while those were delicious, it was $5 for only 2.
So now, we buy Bob's version. It can be made without egg and it only needs to rise for 20min. But here's my favorite part: It makes up to 4 personal pizzas!
Here's how:
For this Pizza demonstration, I have already followed the package instructions given by trusty Bob. {Add the yeast to some warm water/ let it sit 10min...mix in egg, olive oil and Bob's mix and stir....make 2 blobs of dough and cover for 20min}
Decide how you would like to lay it out. I like to spread it out all thin into two large rectangle pizzas. (that is the most convenient baking sheet I have on hand but you can use whatever you have)
When you spread it out, Keep your hands wet with water. Unlike when you work with Regular gluten-filled floury dough, this stuff is extra extra sticky. Keep your hands wet when you spread it out.
Bake it preemptively for 8min at 425F.
After this, you can put whatever toppings you want on it!
When you are satisfied with your toppings, go ahead and bake it for another 15 or 20min!
I made this one with portabello, mozzarella, onion, chicken, mushrooms, and basil-pesto base...Yummy!
This one is my husband's favorite: Red sauce base with mozzarella, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, etc.!
Here, I'm showing it before and after pepperoni (because I am a pepperoni Freak!)
The crust is perfectly crisp and the dough itself does not taste gritty! Love this stuff!
Monday, July 1, 2013
What's the Point of All This?
I fell in love with the art of baking at the age of 20. I had just bought my first home when my amazing grandma (my Nini) called me up, asking if she could come over to teach me to bake bread. First, we had to make a shopping trip to Good Will- because that's how we do. :)
After she showed me bread, I was instantly hooked! (I found kneading very therapeutic) From that delicious classic, I expanded to cinnamon swirl raisin breads, pumpkin breads, cupcakes, and so forth. It was my happy pleasure to bake delicious and inventive treats for my friends and family.
In early 2011, I began a friendship with an extraordinary woman named Kathy. We met for tea and a chat and I offered to bring something baked and wonderful along. She politely said that as much as she would love that, she did't think there was any thing I could make that was safe enough for her to eat. Huh?
To me that seemed a bit extreme but I said ok :) While we talked, she shared with me what gluten is and how Celiac had effected the last decade of her life. As she described some of her symptoms to me, my wheels started turning.
Before this point, I sort of just considered myself a bit of a hypochondriac. I had all of these seemingly unrelated issues- strange weird peely eyebrows, and migraines that would take me out for 3 days, tummy troubles, and other things. Because of these issues (especially the skin and tummy stuff), I thought that perhaps I had a food allergy. I had started tracking what I ate and how it effected me with a food diary. But I had no insight yet. I didn't realize that something like Gluten could be in so much!
Kathy had planted the idea in my head and encouraged me to be tested as well.
In April of 2011, I was diagnosed with celiac disease. Although there is no cure for this disease, the solution to effectively treat it, is to follow a strict Gluten Free Diet. So on May 1, I began a completely gluten free diet. I found out quickly that there were Many things in my current diet that I could no longer eat. But I suddenly began to see things labeled as gluten free at almost every grocery store I went to! These items, though a bit more expensive, gave me hope. The more research I did, I discovered that you can create or purchase a gluten free version of just about anything
What's more, in just one short month of eating carefully, I felt like a brand new person! It was a long time until I had another headache. My skin cleared up, my tummy was happy, and any other symptom remedied itself. It is incredible how soon my body bounced back. After all, I wasn't born with the full-blown disease. It lay dormant in me until I had a stressful situation or a surgery (for some ppl, it's a pregnancy or emotional trauma, or extreme weight loss or gain) sort of woke it up.
But now that I'm here, now that I know how to fix it, I do whatever it takes.
I have an incredible husband. We were still dating when I was diagnosed. Without his support and encouragement, without his willingness to taste test my trial and error creations, I highly doubt I could have made it this far. He also knows how important it is to help our sweet son understand the challenges he'll face eating gluten free in this gluten-filled world.?
After she showed me bread, I was instantly hooked! (I found kneading very therapeutic) From that delicious classic, I expanded to cinnamon swirl raisin breads, pumpkin breads, cupcakes, and so forth. It was my happy pleasure to bake delicious and inventive treats for my friends and family.
In early 2011, I began a friendship with an extraordinary woman named Kathy. We met for tea and a chat and I offered to bring something baked and wonderful along. She politely said that as much as she would love that, she did't think there was any thing I could make that was safe enough for her to eat. Huh?
To me that seemed a bit extreme but I said ok :) While we talked, she shared with me what gluten is and how Celiac had effected the last decade of her life. As she described some of her symptoms to me, my wheels started turning.
Before this point, I sort of just considered myself a bit of a hypochondriac. I had all of these seemingly unrelated issues- strange weird peely eyebrows, and migraines that would take me out for 3 days, tummy troubles, and other things. Because of these issues (especially the skin and tummy stuff), I thought that perhaps I had a food allergy. I had started tracking what I ate and how it effected me with a food diary. But I had no insight yet. I didn't realize that something like Gluten could be in so much!
Kathy had planted the idea in my head and encouraged me to be tested as well.
In April of 2011, I was diagnosed with celiac disease. Although there is no cure for this disease, the solution to effectively treat it, is to follow a strict Gluten Free Diet. So on May 1, I began a completely gluten free diet. I found out quickly that there were Many things in my current diet that I could no longer eat. But I suddenly began to see things labeled as gluten free at almost every grocery store I went to! These items, though a bit more expensive, gave me hope. The more research I did, I discovered that you can create or purchase a gluten free version of just about anything
What's more, in just one short month of eating carefully, I felt like a brand new person! It was a long time until I had another headache. My skin cleared up, my tummy was happy, and any other symptom remedied itself. It is incredible how soon my body bounced back. After all, I wasn't born with the full-blown disease. It lay dormant in me until I had a stressful situation or a surgery (for some ppl, it's a pregnancy or emotional trauma, or extreme weight loss or gain) sort of woke it up.
But now that I'm here, now that I know how to fix it, I do whatever it takes.
I have an incredible husband. We were still dating when I was diagnosed. Without his support and encouragement, without his willingness to taste test my trial and error creations, I highly doubt I could have made it this far. He also knows how important it is to help our sweet son understand the challenges he'll face eating gluten free in this gluten-filled world.?
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