A Spin on DIY
Feb 07, 2018 01:24PM ● By Rebecca SeidenspinnerA Pizza for Your Valentine
By Rebecca Seidenspinner
I love Valentine’s day. I love hearts. I sign most of my texts and emails with X’s and O’s, which mean hugs and kisses, all year long. I love my family and my pets. My favorite thing I love to eat is pizza! Homemade pizza night is a big hit at my house. It’s easy, fast, and leaves no whining over picky eating as each child chooses their own toppings. Going out for pizza or ordering it for delivery can be very expensive these days, even with a coupon. Get ready for a fun, fabulous and easy DIY alternative. First, we need to make the pizza dough. This
recipe for homemade pizza crust is super easy and quick to rise:
I love Valentine’s day. I love hearts. I sign most of my texts and emails with X’s and O’s, which mean hugs and kisses, all year long. I love my family and my pets. My favorite thing I love to eat is pizza! Homemade pizza night is a big hit at my house. It’s easy, fast, and leaves no whining over picky eating as each child chooses their own toppings. Going out for pizza or ordering it for delivery can be very expensive these days, even with a coupon. Get ready for a fun, fabulous and easy DIY alternative.
Pizza Dough
5 cups flour2 teaspoons salt1 tablespoon olive oil2 cups warm water2 tablespoons sugar2 tablespoons yeast
Mix the flour, salt and olive oil in a bowl. In a
separate bowl, mix the warm water with the sugar and yeast. Stir until the
yeast bubbles. This is how it activates to make the dough rise. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and
stir well. I like to put the dough mixture on the counter and knead it with my
hands until a big ball forms. Then set the dough aside and let it rise. It
takes about 20 minutes. After the dough is ready, I separate it into small
dough circles and let the kids roll it
out with the rolling pin. In honor of Valentine’s day, I helped each of them
make a heart, and we used scissors to cut cute little hearts out of our
pepperoni. Adorable. We used a jar of pizza sauce and tons of our favorite
toppings. My daughter spelled out “I love you” with black olives and even made
an olive smiley face.
These are the times I cherish -- cooking in the
kitchen with my children and then sitting at the table eating dinner together.
This is so sweet and tops any dinner at a fancy restaurant. Sending you all X’s and O’s and a Valentine
wish full of love and pizza.