Killer Pizza Sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup onions, chopped
1/4 cup celery, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 small bay leaf
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
In a large skillet, melt butter with the oil. Add the onion, celery and garlic and saute until soft and transparent.
Add tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir until smooth.
Add remaining ingredients and bring to slow simmer.
Simmer for 30-60 minutes (or not at all depending on your taste and time frame).
Remove the bay leaf and spread the sauce on your prepared pizza dough.
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Sicilian Pizza Dough
1 1/2 cups of warm water
4 cups all−purpose flour
1 tablespoon of salt
4 tablespoons of olive oil
2 pkgs. active dry yeast
Combine yeast, 1/2 cup flour, and water in a bowl covered with plastic wrap. Allowrise for 15 minutes. Stir to deflate.
Add 2 cups of remaining flour with salt, 1 cup cool tap water, and oil. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
Add yeast mixture.
Mix in remaining flour.
Knead 15 minutes on a floured surface (10 minutes in a machine) until smooth.
Place dough in bowl dusted with flour and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled size (1 to 2 hours).
Punch dough down and put in ziploc bag in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Preheat oven to 500F.
Remove dough from refrigerator when ready to shape into crust.
Punch down dough and roll out on a lightly floured surface.
Lightly oil (olive) a 17 1/2" X 11 1/2" X 3/4" pan. Place dough in pan and push to stretch evenly leaving a lip up against sides of pan. Let rest for 10−15 minutes.
Spread sauce over crust and top with cheese and place desired toppings.
Bake in a 450 degree oven for 25 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
** If you dont want to make dough, just buy the frozen white bread loaf/dough.. put it in the refridgerator for 2 days and let it thaw out totally and actually rise allot! Usually 2-3 days.. then just put in Crisco Shortening in a cookie sheet and put the dough in there...
It makes a nice bread-thick pizza!!!!
* Spread the Sauce on the Dough
* Slice very thin Tomatoes & Onions all ontop of the sauce
* Sprinkle very little Mozzarella on top
* Sprinkle a little Parmesan Cheese on top
* Cut pieces of Munster Cheese in fours and place on top.
The less cheese the better! Dont go crazy with to much cheese it will soak up the sauce to much.
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