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Friday nights at our house...

I may be showing my age here but most of the time Chad and I like to spend Friday nights at home. We make a homemade pizza get a bottle of wine (or two) and maybe fire up the wii.

This is a Hungarian salami and shrimp pizza with caramelized onions and peppers.

It cost us less that $10 to make this pizza and about 30 minutes start to finish. Plus homemade pizza is twice as filling as delivery so we usually have lunch for the next day too.

I highly recommend switching from delivery to homemade. The quality is worth the extra effort.
**UPDATE**
 
I have started making my pizza dough a bit healthier as that seems to be our trend, but we still like to have some indulgences on the weekend. I found this recipe on Pinterest (where else) but I am sorry, I didn’t pin it and can’t remember which of the 100 different posts it was from. This is beyond easy, anyone can make this.
Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup Greek yogurt
You just mix them all up and I usually let it sit for 10 minutes before I roll it out. If it is too sticky and doesn’t form a ball add more flour. It makes one pizza with about 8 slices give or take a couple, or two personal size.
We like it a bit crispy so we throw it in the oven for 5 minutes before we put the toppings on. Then throw whatever you like on and bake for 25-30 minutes at 350. Last night we did grilled veggies, it was a perfect light summer meal.
When looking for Greek yogurt I have found that the lower the fat content the more thin and crispy your crust will be and the higher the fat content the crust tends to rise more and be softer.
Be creative, you don't have to use just the regular old pizza sauce you can use whatever you like, antipasto, pesto or create your own concoction. This way you get what you want and dont have to worry if the server remembered your order.
 
Enjoy!
 
 


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