PIZZA BUN

Here is a great idea that will make everybody wonder.
Remember that Magic Dough, this dough is slightly different.
DOUGH ingredients:

4 cups of regular flour

1/3 of a cup of wheat flour

1 egg

1 1/2 cup of warm water

1 1/2 tea spoon of yeast

1 tea spoon of sugar

1 table spoon of olive oil
1 tea spoon of salt. 
Mix all the ingredients together, knit the dough really well until it is soft and elastic, this dough is not sticky like the magic dough.
Let it rest for 1 hour until it doubles the size.
Preheat the oven at 425 degrees. 
Then divide the dough into little balls, size of your balm.
Flatten one at a time on a floured surface. It should be 1/2 inch of width.
For a PIZZA BUN, have the RED SAUCE ready , and any cheese you like.
Spread 1 tea spoon of red sauce on the flatten dough, and put in the middle 1 table spoon of shredded cheese.
Take the edges of the dough assemble them together , then turn the ball smooth side up and make it a perfect ball , then put it aside and proceed with the rest of the dough.
Spread the balls with a beaten egg then sprinkle some oregano on top.
Bake it for 20 min or until golden brown.
Enjoy hot , trust me your kids will love you and your husband too.
Until next time , enjoy cooking and enjoy your life.

PIZZA ANYBODY?

Who doesn't like the smell of a fresh, out of the oven, crispy, hot, melt in the mouth pizza?
Pizza is the ultimate comfort food. Everybody loves pizza, even kids, or shall i say especially kids.
Imagine you get the perfect recipe for pizza, not just a recipe but the recipe for a perfect piece of melting crispy yumminess.
Your kids will love you, and your husband too.
Remember last week MAGIC DOUGH we are going to use half of that recipe for today's pizza ingredients.
Here are the ingredients for the perfect easy to make RED SAUCE:
-1 Can of tomato sauce.
-1 Table spoon of olive oil.
-1/2 tea spoon of salt.
-1/2 tea spoon of black pepper.
-1/2 tea spoon of garlic powder.
-1/2 tea spoon of onion powder.
-1/2 tea spoon of oregano.
Boil this mixture until it thickens, be careful it will dry and burn fast. Once it's the consistency of a light paste, let it cool, et voila you are done with the pizza sauce.
Now you have the magic dough and the red sauce, all you need is cheese and toppings, that will be your choice what ever you and your family prefer, it can be anything you like.
Now all you have to do, is to assemble your pizza, preheat your oven at 425 degrees.
First take some Semolina or flour if you don't have it, but i prefer Semolina because it gives a crunch to the dough.
Flatten the dough with your hand on a surface sprinkled with Semolina, the dough is very light put enough semolina when ever and where ever it is sticky, form the shape of the pizza pan you are using.
Put the dough in the pan, than put a layer of red sauce enough to cover all the surface of the dough.
After that, sprinkle 2 cups of your favorite cheese (i like the pizza mix but cheddar is fine) on top of the red sauce.
If you are making a cheese pizza, you are done, but if your are making one with toppings , go ahead put them on top of the cheese.
Put the pizza in the middle rack of your preheated oven, and cook it for about 20 to 30 minutes.
That is it, you are done, now you and your family can enjoy a freshly homemade pizza in less time that it will take to order delivery.
Until next time, eat well, live well.

MAGIC DOUGH

Do you like baking?
Do you know how to make the perfect pizza dough?
Do you want to learn how to make almost anything from only one dough?
Say please.
The ingredients are:
-4 cups of all purpose Flour.
-2/3 of a cup of Wheat Flour (magic ingredient).
-2 tea spoons of Yeast.
-2 tea spoons of Sugar.
-1 1/2 tea spoon of Salt.
-2 1/2 cups of WARM Water.
-1 table spoon of Olive Oil.
To get the best result, here is the TIP OF THE CENTURY:
Put the yeast and the sugar in 1 cup of warm water, leave it for few minutes until it rises.
Mix the flour (all purpose and wheat) with the salt, add the mixture (yeast + water + sugar), add the rest of the warm water.
Mix the whole thing, it will be sticky don't worry, add the olive oil at the end et voila you are done.
Let it rise for one hour in a warm place, it will double the size.
Now you can make a pizza (kid's favorite), doughnut, old fashion bread, stuffed bread, sweet or salty bread, calzone,....
Next time i will give you a recipe for each one, until then try this dough you will be the star of the night.
Don't forget , love your life it will love you back. 

EGGPLANT DIP

You want your kids to eat eggplant, here is a simple yet very tasty recipe and best of all childproof.
Here are the ingredients:
-2 big fresh eggplants
-1 can tomato sauce
-2 tablespoons of olive oil
-1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
-1/2 teaspoon of salt
-1 tablespoon of vinegar
-1 tablespoon of chopped FRESH parsley
-1 tablespoon of chopped FRESH cilantro


1-Peel the eggplants, living few strips of skin (alternate).
2-Dice the eggplants, then put them in a deep non stick pot after you heat the oil.
3-Add the vinegar, the salt and the garlic , then let everything simmer (low heat) cover the pot.
4-Add tomato sauce when the eggplants become mushy
5-Leave the pot uncovered ( high heat), stir from time to time, add the herbs .
6-when it starts sticking to the bottom of the pot you are done.

The best thing about this recipe, is you can eat the eggplant hot or cold, you can have it as a side with rice , you can eat it on a slice of fresh bread with some cheese on top, or the kids favorite you can eat it as a dip with pita ships . You can keep it in the refrigerator for a week of course if it survives .
Bon appetit, see you tomorrow.