No-Knead Thin Crust Margherita Pizza#BreadBakers

Margherita pizza is a simple, delicious pizza that’s easy to make at home. 

For 2 pizzas

Ingredients

226 grams All Purpose Flour  

1 Teaspoon Instant Yeast

1 Teaspoon Sugar 

1 Teaspoon Salt 

158 Grams Water 

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

 

Method

In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the water. Stir with a spoon, then knead with your hand just until the flour is moistened and the dough begins to form. Do not over-mix! The dough will be very sticky and rough looking, not silky smooth. With damp hands, roll each piece into a rough ball and place into a container with2 tablespoons of oil. Flatten the top with an oiled hand. Cover tightly. Let rise at room temperature for 45 minutes, then deflate the dough and refrigerate overnight or up to 5 days. The dough should be roughly doubled in size before shaping.

For 2 Pizzas
For The Quick Pizza Sauce  

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Olive oil 
1 Medium Onion - finely diced 

A pinch of Red Chili flakes 

½ Teaspoon Freshly Made Garlic paste 

250 Grams Tomato Puree 

2 Tablespoon Dry White wine 
1 Teaspoon Sugar 
Salt to taste

Method

Heat a small saucepan over medium flame. Add olive oil, onions, chili flakes, and a generous pinch of salt. Cook stirring occasionally until onions are translucent. Add the garlic and cook until starting to brown. Add the tomato puree and wine. Bring to a simmer and cook until very thick. Taste and adjust for salt. Cool completely. The sauce will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Assembling The Pizza

Preheat the oven with the cast iron tawa or a pizza stone at 220°C for an hour.
Divide the dough into two parts.
Take two parchment sheet and oil it with the oil from the container. Take one part of the dough and flatten it equally on all sides to thin crust pizza.

Apply a very thin layer of pizza sauce, sprinkle shredded mozzarella. Sprinkle Homemade Pizza Seasonings on top. Slide a rimless baking sheet or a peel under the parchment paper and slide the parchment paper with the pizza onto the stone ( I used my cast iron tawa) in the oven. Bake until the crust is nicely browned around the edges and underneath, about 10 to 12 minutes. 

Slide the pizza and parchment back onto the rimless baking sheet to get the pizza out of the oven. 

Move to a cutting board to slice and peel off the parchment paper.  Serve immediately.
Labels: Pizzas, Pizza Sauce, Homemade Pizza Seasonings, No Knead Bread, Margherita, Breads, Bread Bakers

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. This month the Bread Bakers are making Pizzas, a theme chosen by Karen from Karen's Kitchen Stories.

And don’t forget to check out all the amazing pizzas baked by our talented bakers ~ 

• Aglio e Olio Pizza from The Wimpy Vegetarian
• Barley Flour Vegetarian Pizza from Cook with Renu
• Breakfast Biscuit Pizza from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Deep Dish Hawaiian Pizza from Making Miracles
• Dessert Apple Pizza from Magical Ingredients
• Grilled Fruit Pizza from A Messy Kitchen
• Individual Deep Dish Pizzas from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Jerk Chicken Sausage Pizza from Passion Kneaded
• Langallo (Hungarian Pizza) from Palatable Pastime
• No-Knead Thin Crust Margherita Pizza from Sneha's Recipe
• Pizza Empenadas from Ambrosia
• Quattro Stagioni Sourdough Pizza from Food Lust People Love
• Sourdough Pizza from Zesty South Indian Kitchen
• Valentine's Hearts from Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Chicken Legs With Strawberry Balsamic Glaze & Spicy Potato Wedges#BakingBloggers

This is a platter that combines many elements which are dishes, are very simple easy to follow recipes. So here are dishes Chicken Legs With Strawberry Balsamic Glaze, Spicy Potato Wedges and Nepali Style Vegetable Pulao, which make a complete meal.

Chicken Legs With Strawberry Balsamic Glaze
Ingredients
3 Chicken Legs
½ Cup Strawberry Balsamic Sauce
1 Tablespoon Mustard Oil
For Marination
1 Tablespoon Homemade Pizza Seasoning
½ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper powder
¼ Teaspoon Red Chilli Flakes
1/3 Cup Yogurt - whisked
1 Tablespoon Mustard Oil 

Method

Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and coat the chicken pieces well. Allow to marinate in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 4-6 hours.

In a large frying pan, smear it with mustard oil. Place the chicken legs and sear on high flame for 2 minutes on each side or 

till the chicken legs get a browned on both sides. 

In a baking dish, add a tablespoon of mustard oil. Place the chicken thighs and smear strawberry balsamic sauce/glaze on top of the chicken legs, cover with a foil and bake at 200°C in a preheated oven for about 12 - 15 minutes. 

Then remove the foil and bake again for 6 minutes, after 3 minutes flip the sides of the chicken legs and it's done. 

Spicy Potato Wedges
Ingredients
3 Medium Potatoes - unpeeled, cut into wedges
1 Tablespoon Oil
1 Teaspoon Cumin Powder
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly powder
½ Teaspoon White Pepper powder
½ Teaspoon Heaped Sea Salt or to taste
½ Teaspoon Amchur Powder 

Method

Wash and scrub the potatoes clean. Then cut them into wedges.
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the potato wedges. Boil for 5-6 minutes, then drain. Place the parboiled potatoes on a baking tray, drizzle with the oil, then toss to coat with all the spices ( I also added few parboiled broccoli florets).

Put the tray in the oven and roast at 200°C in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden and crisp.

This platter with Chicken Legs With Strawberry Balsamic Glaze, Spicy Potato Wedges and Nepali Style Vegetable Pulao, made a complete meal.. Enjoy!! 

Labels: Chicken, Baked, Strawberry, Balsamic Vinegar, Homemade Pizza Seasonings, Potato Wedges ,Baking Bloggers, Healthy, Main course, Complete Meal

Baking Bloggers January 2021

Using Jams & Preserves in Baking

• Culinary Adventures with Camilla is sharing Roasted Lamb with Bourbon-Plum Glaze
• Making Miracles is sharing Chicken Thighs in Raspberry Sauce
• Sid's Sea Palm Cooking is sharing Jelly Glazed Wings
• Cookaholic Wife is sharing Blackberry Crumble Bars
• Magical Ingredients is sharing Jam Pinwheel Cookies
• Karen's Kitchen Stories is sharing Shortbread Jam Cookies with a Streusel Topping
• Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice is sharing Orange Marmalade Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
• Palatable Pastime is sharing Jalapeno Lime Glazed Chicken
• Food Lust People Love is sharing Sticky Jammy Hot Wings
• Sneha's Recipe is sharing Chicken Legs With Strawberry Balsamic Glaze & Spicy Potato Wedges
• A Day in the Life on the Farm is sharing Pepper Jelly Glazed Chicken Breasts