Ingredients:

• 1 & 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1.5 lbs bread flour
• 1 Tablespoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 & 3/4 Cups Warm Water

Take 1/2 cup of water, sugar, and yeast. Put in a small bowl. Set in a warm place for 5 minutes to proof.

Place the yeast mixture, water & oil in the mixer bowl. Run on the slowest setting. Mix until incorporated. Add the flour to the bowl and mix for 1 min. Add the salt and mix until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide into 4 pieces and ball up. Lightly oil the dough balls and cover. Let proof until doubled in size.

Here is the crust with too much olive oil on top. Cornmeal on peel. Its ready for the BBQ Sauce.

I took a pizza class at Whole Foods on Tuesday. My hopes is that by taking cooking classes I will be more intersted in meal prep. Chef Phil had a really strange way of ‘rolling’ out the pizza. I’ll try to capture it next time. Unsurprisingly I wasn’t wild about item #2 but the rest were amazing. The BBQ chicken pizza was a big winner so here it goes first.

The Menu

• Gravalax with Herbed Cream Cheese and Creme Fraiche
• Basil Roasted Pepper and Fresh Mozzarella
• White Pizza
• BBQ Chicken with Jalapeños, Pepper Jack & a Refreshing Salad Topper

BBQ Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/2 T chopped Garlic
• 1 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 oz. Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 oz. hot sauce
• 1 3/4 C Ketchup
• 1/2 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
• 2 Tablespoons Molasses
• 1/4 C yellow mustard
• 1/4 C White Vinegar
• 1/4 C Dark Brown Sugar

Method:

In a two Quart sauce pan, over low heat, melt butter. Add all ingredients. Stir constantly, increase heat to simmer (Do not boil) for approximately 10 minutes.