====== Pizza ======

===== Butternut Squash and Onion with Rosemary =====
  * 1/2 butternut squash - peeled, seeded, thinly sliced - roasted with onion at 450 deg for 20min until soft prior to placing on pizza.
  * med onion - sliced half rounds
  * 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary - sprinkle on squash and onion prior to roasting
  * salt and pepper - sprinkled on squash and onion prior to roasting
  * 2 Tbsp olive oil - drizzled and tossed on squash and onion prior to roasting
  * 2 Tbsp Asiago or Parmesan cheese - grated - sprinkled on pizza after cooked for 10 min with squash and onion placed on top of dough
  * 1 Tbsp olive oil - drizzled over pizza after cooked
===== Sweet Potato & Sage =====
  * olive oil - brushed on dough
  * sweet potato - thinly sliced & spread on top
  * fresh sage - snipped and sprinkled on top
  * maple syrup - drizzled on top
  * pancetta - crisp cooked crumbled (optional)

===== Blue Cheese & Pear =====
  * sweet onion - thinly sliced, cooked with hot oil until tender & golden brown, spread on dough
  * pear - thinly sliced & spread on top
  * blue cheese - sprinkled on top

===== Sausage & Green Onion =====
  * pizza sauce - spread on top of dough
  * cooked Italian sausage - sprinkled on top of sauce
  * green olives - sliced & sprinkled on top
  * mozzarella cheese - shredded & sprinkled on top

===== Barbecue chicken =====
  * bottled barbecue sauce - spread on top of dough
  * shredded cooked chicken - spread on top
  * green sweet pepper - chopped & spread on top
  * Monterey Jack cheese - shredded & spread on top

===== Thai Peanut chicken =====
  * shredded cooked chicken
  * bottled peanut sauce
  * carrot - shredded Combine first 3 ingredients in bowl and spoon on top of dough
  * green onion - bias sliced & sprinkled on top

===== Rosemary & Potato =====
  * Gruyere cheese - shredded & sprinkled on top of dough
  * cooked redskin potatoes - sliced & arrange on top
  * fresh rosemary - snipped and sprinkled on top
  * black pepper - sprinkle on top
  * sea salt - sprinkle on top
  * olive oil - drizzle on top

===== Chutney & Grape & Pistachio =====
  * chutney - spread on dough
  * seedless red grapes - halve & spread on top
  * pistachios - coarsely chopped & spread on top

===== Balsamic & Cremini & Goat Cheese =====
  * cremini mushrooms - slice and cook in skillet in hot oil until nearly tender
  * balsamic vinegar - add to cooked mushrooms and cook until liquid evaporates and tender. Spread on top of dough.
  * goat cheese - crumble & sprinkle on top
  * fresh thyme - sprinkle on top
  * balsamic vinegar - sprinkle on top just prior to serving

===== Dough Ovals =====
  * 1 1/4 cup warm water (105-115 deg)
  * 2 Tbsp olive oil
  * 1 pckg active dry yeast
  * 1 tsp sugar
  * 3 1/4 - 3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  * 1 tsp salt 
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  - Stir together water, olive oil, yeast, and sugar in small bowl. Stir to dissolve yeast and let mixture stand until foamy , 10 min.
  - In large bowl stir together 2 3/4 cups of the flour and salt. Stir yeast mixture into flour mixture until combined. Stir in as much of the remaining flour as possible.
  - Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough that is smooth and elastic.
  - Place sough in and oiled bowl, turning once to grease surface of dough. Cover and let rest in a warm place until double in bulk, about 45-60 min. 
  - Punch dough down. Turn out on a lighly floured surface. Divide dough into 9 equal portions. Cover and let rest for  10 min. Roll each portion into a 4x9 oval. (Cover remaining dough when not working with it.)
  - Sprinkle baking sheet with cornmeal. Place 3 of the ovals on prepared baking sheet. Top with topping. Bake in 450 deg oven for about 10 min. or until golden.


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  Serves: 6      Total cook time: 15 min.
  Source: Midwest Living Feb 2012



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