the pizza girl

Ever since Loopy made pizza in Home Economics, we've been eating pizza... not quite every day, but since the Jo Bros made their new video (above)... we dig our homemade pizza.  Loopy set about making her home ec recipe for Buddy's birthday party:

Loopy's Home Economics Pizza Recipe 

(Courtesy Home Ec teacher)

Dough:

• Preheat your oven to 450 degrees
  
• Dissolve 1 tbsp sugar in one cup hot tap water
  
• Sprinkle 1 tbsp active dry yeast into the sugar water, set aside
  
• In a separate bowl, mix 3 cups flour, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/2 cup butter until fine crumbs form
  
• Lightly beat one egg
  
• When the yeast mixture has doubled in size, dump it, along with the egg, into the flour mixture
  
• Stir this mixture together until you have to put your hands into the bowl to bring it together
  
• Flour a clean counter surface with 1/4 cup flour, plop the dough mixture onto the counter
  
• Knead the dough for about 10 minutes, until it is smooth and elastic
  
• Place the dough in a clean bowl that has been lightly coated with olive oil, rubbing some of the excess olive oil on the dough
  
• Cover the bowl of dough with a clean tea towel and place it on the top of the stove to rise
  
• Let your dough rise for about 30 minutes
  
• Cut the dough in half and using your fingers (not a rolling pin) work it into a 12" circle and place it onto a lightly greased pizza pan or a cookie sheet... this recipe makes two 12" pizzas

Finishing your pizza

• Start by covering your shaped dough with pizza sauce
  
• Add a few handfuls of grated mozzarella cheese
  
• Add the toppings you like: meat, veggies, shredded cheese, tiny Jonas Brothers
  
• Finish with good handfuls of mozzarella cheese
  
• Cover your creation with a tea towel and let it rise on the top of the stove for another 15 minutes
  
• Place your pizza in the oven and bake it for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown
  
• Remove from oven and let your pizza cool for about five minutes before slicing and serving