In a glass or plastic bowl, combine yeast, water, and sugar (the
water can just be water from the tap, make sure it's below 100°F).
Stir to dissolve the yeast and let the yeast "bloom" for 15 minutes.
Stir in 1 cup flour, add salt, and then stir in another cup of flour
(the remaining cup of flour will be your "bench" flour and added
flour).
Dump mixture onto kneading board and work in last cup of flour,
kneading until dough is soft and elastic, but not sticky. Form dough
into a ball.
In another bowl, pour in the 1 tbsp olive oil and spread around.
Coat ball of dough with oil and cover bowl with a damp towel and let dough rise for 40 minutes.
Punch down dough and knead on board about 2 minutes. Dough is now ready to spread in the pan.
To avoid sticking of crust, lightly spray pizza pan with olive oil
or vegetable oil spray and then work dough to pan (or use free form pan)
- this dough is enough for 1 14-in pizza with a thin bottom crust and
enough dough around the edge to munch.
Sauce:.
Combine pureed tomatoes, tomato paste, minced garlic, and basil.
Spread onto prepared pizza dough.
Top with sliced mozzarella cheese and bake at 500°F for 11-13 minutes.
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
32 buttery round crackers
1/4 cup chopped onion (optional)
1/4 cup chopped mushrooms (optional)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Boil chicken until cooked through (no
longer pink inside), about 20-30 minutes. Chop into bite size pieces and
place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Combine soup, sour cream, onion
(optional) and mushrooms (optional). Pour mixture over chicken and top
with crumbled crackers. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
for 30 minutes (or freeze for baking at another time).
1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix with pudding
1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/3 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Add the egg and oil; mix until well
blended. Mixture will be slightly dry. Reserve one cup for the topping,
and pat the rest into an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese with the sugar and
lemon juice until smooth. Spread the mixture evenly over the baked
crust. Crumble the reserved cake mix mixture over the top.
Bake for an additional 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until
filling is set and the topping is lightly toasted. Cool before cutting
into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.