Showing posts with label italian seasoning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label italian seasoning. Show all posts

Thursday, September 28

Onion Focaccia Bread.

Onion Focaccia Bread. This is very easy and delicious bread I have ever made and it gets ready in no time. Its a great bread to serve with Soups, stews or pasta. You can season with any ingredients or herbs and serve hot with your favourite soup or pasta.



Ingredients.
1/2 cup warm water (100 degrees to 110 degrees)
3tbsp warm milk
1/4 tsp sugar 
1+1/8 tsp active dry yeast
1+1/2cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/4 tsp salt
6tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion (thinly slice)
1tbsp mixed Italian herbs
1/4 black oilves.



Baking Method.
Pour warm water and milk into a small bowl. Add sugar, and sprinkle in yeast. Using a fork, stir the mixture until yeast is dissolved. Let yeast stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, add flour and salt. Then add yeast mixture and 3tbsp oil. Mix until the dough comes together, adding more flour as needed until dough is smooth, Transfer to medium bowl with oil, and place the dough in the bowl, smooth side up. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and place in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 1hour. Remove plastic wrap, and press your fist into the center of the dough to punch it down. Fold the dough back onto itself four or five times.
In a mean time pre-heat the oven to 180c for 10minutes.

Take a large baking tray and place the dough onto tray and shape the dough in to square shape. and use your fingers to make deep dimples in the focaccia, pushing them all the way through the dough to the bottom and sprinkle olives, onion and mixed herbs on top, apply the remaining oilve oil on top. and bake for 15 minutes at 180c.
Serve hot with soup, stew or pasta.


Tuesday, November 8

Baked Pasta With Herbs And Cheese.

Baked Pasta With Herbs And Cheese. This is one of my on go dish every time when I have no time to cook or not in mood to cook. This is such an incredibly easy recipe, all you have to do is just boil the pasta of your choice, mix some herbs and salt, then top with some mozzarella cheese and bake for 10 minutes and Serve with some garlic bread for Lunch or Dinner.


Ingredient's.
250 gram Macaroni Pasta (boiled as per the instruction on the pack)
1 tsp mix Italian herbs
1/2 tsp red chilli flakes
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt to taste
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.


Baking Method.
Pre-heat the oven to 180c for 10 minutes.
In a mean time, take a large mixing bowl, add boiled pasta, mix herbs, paprika, salt, olive oil, 1/2 cup cheese and chilli flakes.
Mix them all together and transfer the pasta to a baking dish, now sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top and bake for 10 minutes or till the cheese is melted.
Serve hot with some garlic bread and tomato soup.


Thursday, September 26

Baby Corn Pizza.. (Home-made Pizza)

Baby Corn Pizza.. I had made this pizza for my friends on Monday, they liked it so much and we finished the large pizza in just 5 to 10 minutes. We three were eating like as if we have not eaten pizza for ages. The best part was, one of my friend was not at all allowing me to take the pictures also. I have hardly taken 4 to 5 pictures only. The moment I finished taking pics, she was the first one to jump on it and by seeing her I din't even bother to look at the pics and started eating... Some how the pizza also had come out very very tasty and awesome looking... Making pizza at home is so easy if you have pizza sauce ready and I always make pizza sauce and keep it. So when ever we feel like eating then I just make it. Making pizza at home is healthier then store bought... I want to suggest everyone start baking pizza at home and you'll really enjoy..


Ingredients For The Pizza Base
Makes 1 Large Pizza Base
1/2 cup warm water (100 degrees to 110 degrees)
3tbsp warm milk
1/4 tsp sugar 
1+1/8 tsp active dry yeast
1+1/2cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/4 tsp salt
2tbsp oil, plus more for bowl.

Ingredient's For The Topping.
Pizza Sauce ( recipe follows)
10 black olives (cut into circles)
1/2cup baby corn, 1 large tomato, 1 medium onion, (thinly sliced)
12 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, (grated).


Ingredients For The Pizza Sauce
Make For 2 Large Pizza
2 tsp oil 
6 large tomato's
3tbsp tomato puree
1tbsp chopped ginger and garlic
3/4 tsp Italian seasoning
3/4 tsp dried oregano 
1 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper.


Directions For The Pizza Base
Pour warm water and milk into a small bowl. Add sugar, and sprinkle in yeast. Using a fork, stir the mixture until yeast is dissolved and water has turned a tan color. Let yeast stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, add flour and salt. Then add yeast mixture and oil. Mix until the dough comes together, adding more flour as needed until dough is smooth, not tacky, when squeezed. Transfer to clean surface; knead for 5 to 10 minutes.

Brush the inside of a medium bowl with oil, and place the dough in the bowl, smooth side up. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and place in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 1hour. Remove plastic wrap, and press your fist into the center of the dough to punch it down. Fold the dough back onto itself four or five times. Turn dough over, folded-side down, cover with plastic wrap, and return to the warm spot to rise again until the dough has doubled in size, about 30 minutes.

Punch down the dough, and transfer to a clean surface. Knead the dough four or five turns into a ball. Lightly flour a clean surface, place the dough pat into a flattened circle, cover lightly with plastic wrap, and let rest 5 minutes. Using your fingers, begin to flatten and push the dough evenly out from the center until it measures about 7 to 8 inches in diameter. Do not press the dough all the way to the edges. Leave a slightly raised border, about a half-inch wide, around entire circumference of pizza dough.

In a mean time pre-heat the oven for 20 minutes at 250c. 
Arrange the pizza dough into a circle on top of the baking flat tray. Leaving the raised edge uncovered, pour 8 to 9 tsp of the pizza sauce onto the dough. Using the back of a tablespoon, evenly spread the sauce leaving a half-inch border of dough uncovered. Arrange half of the mozzarella slices on top of the sauce and arrange all the veggie's on top, then cover with left over mozzarella slices.

Bake until the crust is golden brown and crisp on the edges and the bottom, 7 to 8 minutes, turning the pizza halfway through baking. Using a pizza wheel, slice the pizza into eight pieces, and serve immediately.


Directions For The Pizza Sauce
Pour oil into a large skillet, and place over medium heat. Using your hands, squeeze tomatoes to crush them. Add to the warm oil, along with the remaining ingredients. Cook over medium-low heat, breaking up tomatoes with a wooden spoon, until the sauce is thick, 40 to 50 minutes. Allow it to cool and grind it to a smooth paste...
Sauce is ready to use, after using the sauce to pizza you can store the remaining sauce in a fridge for the next time use..
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