[CH] Last Night's Dinner - Southwestern Cornmeal Pizza

RisaG (radiorlg@yahoo.com)
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 19:22:04 -0700 (PDT) 

This was last night's dinner - Southwestern Cornmeal
Pizza. It was delicious. I made the pizza dough in the
ABM and then cut it into pieces, rolled it out and
baked it. This was terrific. Even picky son loved it.
Ate 2 slices. So did I. So did hubby. Winner.

I also snuck some veggies and meat in under the cheese
and Trev didn't really notice until near the end of
his second slice. He picked the last of it off the
pizza. Still enjoyed it though. I got a thumbs up.

*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                       Southwestern Cornmeal Pizza

Recipe By     : RisaG
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main Dish                        Meat
                Pizza

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation
Method
--------  ------------ 
--------------------------------
                        Crust:
   1 1/4  tsp           SAF yeast
   1      tbsp          sugar
     1/4  cup           lukewarm water
     1/2  cup           yellow cornmeal
     1/2  tsp           salt
   1                    egg -- lightly beaten
   2      tbsp          milk
   2      tbsp          corn oil
   1 3/4  cups          all-purpose flour
     1/2  4 oz can      diced green chiles -- drained
                        Topping:
   2      lg            tomatoes -- sliced 1/4" thick
   1      tsp           mexican oregano
   4                    roasted garlic cloves --
sliced
   1      cup           corn kernels
     1/2  16 oz can     pinto beans -- drained
   3      cups          Cheddar cheese -- shredded
     1/2  4 oz can      diced green chiles -- drained
   2      links         Italian sausage* -- or
chorizo, crumble

For dough (in ABM):

Place all ingredients in bread pan according to
manufacturers' directions. Set for DOUGH cycle.

When cycle is over, punch down dough, close machine
again and let the dough rise again for 45 minutes.

Remove to floured work surface. Cut dough into 2
pieces. Roll each piece into a nice, 11" circle.

Place on baking sheets that have been coated with
cooking spray (or round cake tins if you want the
pizza to be thick crusted).

Cover and let sit for 1/2 hour.

While dough is resting, place tomato slices on a
greased cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 375°F. When hot,
sprinkle Mexican oregano on each tomato slice and
drizzle with a bit of corn oil.

Roast for 1/2 hour at 375°F until the slices are a bit
shriveled. Remove from oven and let cool for a few
minutes so they are moveable.

When dough is rested, place it in a preheated 375°F
oven and bake it for 15 minutes. Remove to let it cool
a touch.

Spread roasted garlic slices on each pizza crust. Top
with some corn kernels and pinto beans. Sprinkle on
sausage crumbles, cheese, and chiles. Topped with
roasted tomato slices. Bake for another 15 minutes at
375°F until cheese is bubbly.

Garnish with cilantro, if you wish.



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NOTES : Risa's notes:

* I cooked the sausage in the microwave. I took it out
of the casings and then I crumbled it in my fingers.
Placed it in a microwave container (Pampered Chef's is
the best I've ever seen. Had mine for 1 year already
and use it every day) in a single layer. Cooked it for
1 minute on HIGH. Checked it. If it was fully cooked,
I removed it to a paper towel for draining. If it
wasn't, I cooked it for another minute.
Worked out really well. Less mess than cooking it in a
pan.

This is a great way to get kids to eat sausage, beans
and other objectionable foods. With my son, just top
anything with cheese, a thick layer of cheese, and
he'll eat it. He ate most of it until he realized what
I did and then he pulled a bit of the stuff off. He
still ate 2 slices though.

RisaG

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