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We Hawthornes love our pizzas.
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Mr. Hawthorne is doing the honors tonight,
but with a slight twist.
Make your basic pizza dough:
First proof your yeast with a sprinkling of sugar
in about 1/2 - 2/3 cup of warm water.
Then slowly add in bread flour,
maybe a cup,
incorporating it well,
until you have a nice pliable dough.
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Now here's the twist:
Instead of letting it rise,
Mr. Hawthorne immediately pressed the dough
into a cast iron skillet.
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Then he set the skillet on the stove top over low heat ...
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... and we watched it bubble and rise.
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When the crust got nice and crusty and bubbly ...
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... he started on his toppings.
First, a layer of packaged shredded cheese,
which I don't particularly care for,
but we use it for it's Semi-Ho qualities.
It's quick and easy.
It just doesn't deliver the flavor of
freshly grated cheese,
it's dried out,
and it doesn't melt nicely.
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A little swirl of tomato sauce.
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Oregano.
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A little granulated garlic.
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Sliced black olives.
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Mr. Hawthorne fried up some sausage patties ...
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... and crumbled them on top.
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Peppers.
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Red onion.
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Tomatoes.
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Looking good.
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More cheese.
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Thank you, Mr. Hawthorne,
for grating the real stuff on top.
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Ready for the oven.
425 degrees for about 20 minutes.
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Nice brown bottom.
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A little extra grated Parmesan on top.
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For a quick homemade pizza,
this is the ticket.
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Don't you prefer pizza to hurricane crap?
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Wonderful crust.
Thin and crispy.
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I love gooey cheese.
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Thanks, Mr. Hawthorne,
for another terrific pizza.
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