Pizza

[CF74]

This thread was supposed to be bashing pizza!

Now im hungry for more pizza.

Thanks guys..... :bang2:

 

[CATCH17]

What makes me want pizza even more is when someone calls it a "pie".

:bang2:

 

[bbgun]

In Wisconsin, there's a chain called Rocky Rococo's that's pretty good. Individual slices taste better than a whole pie, though.

 

[CF74]

What makes me want pizza even more is when someone calls it a "pie".

:bang2:

You are getting hungry...

 

[Hostile]

You are getting hungry...

Oh that looks good. What's in it?

 

[big dog cowboy]

My hometown is where it all started for Pizza Hut. The original building they founded and started that business still stands today.

Pizza Hut - The chain was founded as a pizzeria in 1958 by Dan and Frank Carney. Borrowing US $600 from their mother Kathy, they purchased some second-hand equipment. Then the University of Wichita (now Wichita State University) students took a family pizza recipe, rented a small building, and opened the first restaurant at a busy intersection in Wichita, Kansas. The Original Pizza Hut building was later relocated to the Wichita State University campus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Hut

As a side note: Frank Carney is the one who started PaPa John's also.

 

[CF74]

Oh that looks good. What's in it?

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=G

Caramelized Onion & Spinach (Stuffed) Pizza Pie
“When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore.”
Before I return to the mountain of school work waiting for me I wanted to share with you what we had for dinner this evening: Caramelized Onion & Spinach Pizza Pie. Using a basic pizza dough recipe from “The Bread Bible” and some nifty instructions from “The Cook’s Book” I whipped this baby up during study breaks this afternoon. If you ask me, at the end of a long day there are few things better than a fantastic pizza crust filled with melted feta cheese, caramelized onions, spinach and mozzarella.


This recipe may sound complicated, but if you have worked with dough before it’s actually not too difficult. All it requires is a bit of know-how and a lot of patience. In addition to rising time the dough needs to rest while you are rolling it out into a thin circle, which then has to be handled gently in order to avoid tearing it. Nevertheless, your efforts will be rewarded. This pie was a huge hit. In fact, it’s already been added to this weekend’s menu. Encore!

Caramelized Onion & Spinach Pizza Pie
Adapted from “The Bread Bible” by Beth Hensperger and “The Cook’s Book” by Jill Norman.
Step 1: Make the pizza dough
Make 1 1/2 batches of pizza dough using the recipe listed here, in a previous “Baking and Books” entry. Follow the instructions up until (and including) the line that reads “Let rise at room temperature until tripled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.”
Step 2: Make your filling
During the last 30 minutes of dough rising time begin making your filling.
Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 large Vidalia onion, thinly sliced
• One 9-oz package of spinach
• 2 large cloves of garlic, diced
• One 8-oz bag of Mozzarella
• 4-oz of feta cheese
• About 1/2 cup of your favorite pasta sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, add the onion and a generous pinch of salt. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until the the onions have taken on a light brown color (caramelized), about 6 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Add the spinach in handfuls, allowing each addition to wilt before adding the next. Once all the spinach has wilted cook for approximately 3 more minutes - just long enough for excess liquid to evaporate. The mixture can be moist but shouldn’t be watery. Season with pepper and additional salt to taste. Remove from heat and set aside.
Step 3: Roll out & fill the dough
Gently punch down your dough and remove from the bowl. Divide into thirds, then put 1/3 back into the bowl. Roll out the remaining 2/3 of dough on a lightly floured surface, into a circle about 8-inches in diameter. Cover it with a clean towel while you lightly grease an 8-inch springform pan with olive oil.
Remove the towel and roll out the dough into an even larger, thinner circle, measuring 16-inches in diameter. Cover again and let rest for a few minutes, then gently lift it up, balancing the weight of the dough over your hands and forearms, and lay it over the pan so that the center droops down to cover the bottom. Be careful not to let the dough tear. Gently ease the dough into the corners and up the sides of the pan, leaving some hanging slightly over the rim.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
Add about 1/4 cup of your pasta sauce and spread evenly over the bottom and sides of the dough using a spoon. Sprinkle the bottom with half the feta cheese, then half the onion mixture, then half the mozzarella. Repeat again, beginning with the sauce and ending with the mozzarella cheese.
Roll out the smaller piece of dough you set aside earlier, into a circle about 8-inches in diameter. Place this on top of your filling. Use a knife or scissors to trim the edges of the dough lining the pan, so that they can be folded in over the top crust and overlap it slightly. Brush the top of the crust with a little olive oil, about 1 tablespoon, then let the pie rest at room temperature for 15 minutes.
Place the pie in the middle of the preheated oven and bake until the top is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Carefully remove the side of the pan and allow the pie to cool for at least 10 minutes. Serve hot or warm and enjoy!

 

[Signals]

Problems with heart burn???

Go to Shaklee and order a can of soy protein drink mix. Any time you eat that large pepperoni pizza be sure to drink a soy protein with it, it will kill even the worse case of heart burn in a matter of minutes and last for 24 hours. Ive been doing that for years and it always works.

Your days of expensive antacids and sleepless nights will be a thing of the past.

Good luck old man.

 

[theebs]

My hometown is where it all started for Pizza Hut. The original building they founded and started that business still stands today.

Pizza Hut - The chain was founded as a pizzeria in 1958 by Dan and Frank Carney. Borrowing US $600 from their mother Kathy, they purchased some second-hand equipment. Then the University of Wichita (now Wichita State University) students took a family pizza recipe, rented a small building, and opened the first restaurant at a busy intersection in Wichita, Kansas. The Original Pizza Hut building was later relocated to the Wichita State University campus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Hut

As a side note: Frank Carney is the one who started PaPa John's also.

well that explains why pizza hut sucks. Pizza from kansas. There you go. Pappa johns is even worse!!

Parcells went to witchita state, maybe we can blame it on him.

 

[Kevinicus]

That looks like a decent pizza right there, though a bit off in the color. Much better than that UNO's. Chicago style is just awful IMO. Especially when it has huge chunks of tomato like in that one picture. It's just pizza done wrong, oh so wrong.

 

[CF74]

That looks like a decent pizza right there, though a bit off in the color. Much better than that UNO's. Chicago style is just awful IMO. Especially when it has huge chunks of tomato like in that one picture. It's just pizza done wrong, oh so wrong.

I would imagine there's a touch of cheddar in that cheese giving it the off look.

 

[locked&loaded]

Pizza hut is disgusting, If they are serving it at school i have to take a few napkins and wipe the grease off. Sometimes i just hold it up and let it drip off. Honestly i could squeeze it and it would just drip out, I hate pizza hut.

 

[CF74]

Pizza hut is disgusting, If they are serving it at school i have to take a few napkins and wipe the grease off. Sometimes i just hold it up and let it drip off. Honestly i could squeeze it and it would just drip out, I hate pizza hut.

The majority of pizza grease is from melted cheddar.

 

[Kevinicus]

Pizza hut is disgusting, If they are serving it at school i have to take a few napkins and wipe the grease off. Sometimes i just hold it up and let it drip off. Honestly i could squeeze it and it would just drip out, I hate pizza hut.

You're missing the best part. Shame on you.

 

[Hostile]

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=G

Okay, those ingredients are just mouth watering. I love spinach and feta cheese. When do we eat?