It's pizza

I am a lazy lunch maker. It is the hardest meal for me to find creative ideas to put in front of my kids. Of course this is also the time I let the boys eat peanut butter sandwiches because they love them in all their forms. Today I decided to think outside of the box and made mini pizza's out of homemade Carta Di Musica bread. I am going to let you in on a little secret pizza crust is bread. Most breads are made with three basic ingredients water, flour, yeast. This recipe calls for a teaspoon of sugar and salt but it has a fancy name so I am sure it will taste better. No, you're probably right it will taste like pizza crust. One of the reasons I like to make pizza for my kids is I can put vegetables on the top and it is still pizza to the kids.

Today's pizza is a Zucchini with three cheeses.

First up the dough I used

1 1/4 cup water
4 cups flour (I used my trusty wheat but use what you have)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dry yeast

Mix ingredients in a bowl in the order they are listed. You can add a little more water if the dough is too dry. Then knead on a lightly floured surface until it is a firm ball of dough. Let it rise for 30-60 minutes. Then you can roll out the dough for any size pizza.

So I have a secret weapon. This tortilla press makes perfect individual pizza rounds. I use the wax paper dusted with Masa (cornmeal) to keep the dough from sticking.

These babies have zucchini slices, mozzarella, french goat cheese, and Parmesan. I baked them at 450 for about 20-30 minutes.

Look at all that gooey melted cheese. Yum!

So when you make pizza use the ingredients that you have around the kitchen to make a healthy meal for your family. Trust me anything can go on a pizza. Cici's Pizza makes macaroni and cheese pizza. Throw some old favorites on it also if you do not have pizza sauce you don't need it. Be adventurous and create a yummy pizza for the whole family to enjoy. If you do have pizza sauce or even some leftover spaghetti sauce put a little the pizza, top with fresh mozzarella cheese (you can slice it or shred it. I slice it because it is easier),and fresh basil. This makes a margarita pizza another fancy name for pure goodness.

I hope that you have a wonderful day filled with Love and Laughter. Be well my friends.