Contributor: Wissh Jadhav (Mumbai, India)

# Chicago Style Pizza

# Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Chicago Style Pizza

Ingredients :

Posted since : 21-02-2008 

For Dough :

• Active Dry Yeast – 1 Packet

• Sugar – 2 tsp

• Warm Water – 1 ¼ cups

• All Purpose Flour – 2 ¾ cups

• Yellow Cornmeal – ½ cup

• Olive Oil – 3 tbsp

• Salt – 1 tsp

For Topping :

• Pizza Sauce – 1 cup

• Shredded Mozzarella Cheese – 12 oz

• Ham, diced – ½ cup

• Ground Beef, crumbled, cooked – ½ lb

• Italian Sausage, crumbled, cooked – ¼ lb

• Pork Sausage, crumbled, cooked – ¼ lb

• Pepperoni, diced – ½ cup

• Canadian Bacon, diced – ½ cup

• Mushrooms, sliced – ¼ lb

• Onion, sliced – 1 small

• Green bell pepper, seeded, sliced – 1

• Grated Parmesan cheese – 2 oz

Method :

• For the dough; mix yeast and sugar in warm water in a small bowl; let it stand for about 5 minutes or until foamy.

• Mix flour, cornmeal, oil and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center and add yeast mixture.

• Knead into a soft dough, adding more flour if necessary.

• Turn onto a floured board and knead until dough is supple, and elastic, for 7 to 10 minutes.

• Transfer to a large bowl, cover and let rise in a warm spot until dough has doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down.

• Roll dough to a 13 inch circle. Transfer to an oiled 12 inch pizza pan, folding the excess over to make a small rim.

• Spread with pizza sauce; sprinkle with all but a handful of the mozzarella cheese.

• Sprinkle with meats and vegetables. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Let rise in a warm spot about 25 minutes.

• Heat oven to 475° F. Bake pizza until crust is golden, about 25 minutes.

• Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

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Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients :

Posted since : 21-02-2008

• Potatoes – 4 medium

• Butter – 1 tbsp

• Minced Fresh Garlic – 1 tbsp

• Cloves - 4

• Water – ¾ cup

• Cream – ½ cup

• Salt – ¾ tsp

• Black Pepper – 1/8 tsp

Method :

• Preheat oven to 400° F.

• Bake the potatoes by first rubbing them lightly with oil and then baking them in the preheated oven for 1 hour until they are tender.

• Cool. Mash potatoes and remove about half of the skin. You want to leave the rest in.

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, then add garlic and saute for 5 minutes.

• Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and cook for 5-10 minutes while stirring often until the potatoes get coated with the ingredients evenly.

• Serve hot.

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