Home baked pizza topped with mint leaves and cottage cheese

10am to 12pm

3pm to 5pm

7pm to 8pm

the above timing is of the regular power outage in our residential area ,keeping this schedule in mind i thought of baking pizza one fine evening ,done with the topping preparation i was waiting  sharp at 8pm but that evening power outage was increased  ,may be due to sudden increase in temperature in northern india, :-( ,desperate and hungry i thought of using stove top to bake pizza but thanks god we didnt had to wait for long ,..;-) maybe god tests our patience sometimes..

coming back to the recipe

Recipe name fresh baked pizza with mint leaves and cottage cheese

recipe source for the pizza crust -cookbook

preparation time 2 hrs

baking temp - 220 degree centigrade

baking time 10 mins

ingredient needed

450gm all purpose flour

one tsp salt

two tbsp olive oil

pinch of sugar

half tsp active dried yeast

procedure

In 300ml of warm water add yeast and sugar and leave for 5 to 10 mins until frothy.

In another mixing bowl sift the flour and salt and make a well in the centre 

add olive oil and yeast mixture

mix to make a smooth dough

knead on a lightly floured surface for few minutes

place the dough in a floured bowl ,cover and leave to rise in warm place for two hrs.

After 2 hrs preheat the oven to 220 degree centigrade/425 degree fahrenheit/gas 7

knead the dough for 2 minutes and divide into equal pieces

roll out each piece to 25cm round and place on lightly oiled baking sheet.

for the topping

cottage cheese

mint leaves

grated cheese

tomato sauce

ingredient for tomato sauce

tomato 2

garlic clove 6

bay leave 1

salt as per taste

pepper powder

vinegar two tsp

olive oil one tsp

procedure for tomato sauce

heat oil in non stick wok

lower the flame add garlic clove,bay leave 

followed by tomato,salt and pepper 

keep frying till tomatoes are half done 

now add vinegar and let it simmer for a minute and two and remove from flame.

to assemble

spread tomato sauce on each dough round

brush the edges with olive oil and top the dough round

with sliced cottage cheese,mint leaves and shredded cheese

or any topping of your choice ;-)

bake for 10 mins till golded brown and crisp.

event entry
home baked pizza crust topped with mint leaves and cottage cheese is off for bake off event at
stories from an indian kitchen.
and to Global Kadai event started by Cilantro and hosted this month by Lavi of home cook recipes theme this month is Indian flavoured pizza.

btw this was my first attempt to make pizza base at home ,i really liked the taste of home baked pizza crust so in future its gonna be just home baked pizza crust,..loved the flavour of mint leaves with cottage cheese too,..thats all frens take care and happy blogging,..

Recipe Marathon Day 6 Syrian Onion Bread

Menu for todays dinner is Mutton Curry which Neha is going to prepare and to accompany it i gonna prepare Syrian Onion Bread,so guys today my kitchen gonna smell of fresh mint and coriander leaves while baking the breads, :-)i have kneaded the dough and kept it to rise in warm place so while dough is rising i thought of writing this post:;-)

Recipe Name Syrian Onion Bread

Recipe Style Baking

Recipe Source baking book

Baking temperature 200 degree centigrade

Baking time 20 mins

Ingredient Needed

4 cup all purpose or wholewheat flour

1 teaspoon salt

3/4ounce fresh yeast

scant one and a half cup lukewarm water

For the topping

4 tablespoon chopped onions

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon ground cumin

2 teaspoon ground coriander

2 teaspoon chopped fresh mint

Preparation

Cream the yeast with a little of water,then mix in the remainder.

Sift the flour and and salt together into a large bowl and make a well in the centre.

Add the yeast mixture to the center of the flour and mix to a firm dough.

Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and knead for 8 to 10 minutes

until smooth and elastic.

Place in a lightly oiled bowl ,cover with lightly oiled plastic wrapand leave to rise in warm place for about 1 hr till it doubles in size.

Punch down the dough and turn out on a lightly floured surface.

Divide into 8 equal pieces and roll into 5-6 inch rounds.

Make them slightly concave.

Prick all over and space well apart on the baking sheets.

Cover with lightly oiled plastic wrap and let rise for 15-20 mins.

Meanwhile preheat the oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit.

Topping

Mix the chopped onion ,ground cumin,ground coriander and chopped mint in a bowl.

Brush the breads with the olive oil for the topping,

Sprinkle them evenly with the spicy onion mixture and bake for 15 to 20 mins.

Serve the onion bread warm. 

Syrian Onion Bread is my sixth entry for Recipe Marathon hosted by Nupur of One Hot Stove.

For list of runners click here

For day 1 recipe of runners click here

For day 2 recipe of runners click here 

For day 3 recipe of runners click here

For day 4 recipes of runners click here

For day 5 recipes of runners click here

Thats all guys i am going to enjoy the warm breads with hot mutton curry,cee u all tomorrow,have a hap[py week ahead,..:-)

Recipe Marathon Day 5 Rosemary Bread

 I luv the smell of fresh Rosemary Leaves specially while baking ,ya frens i tried baking Rosemary Bread from my baking book and todays recipe for Recipe Marathon Day 5 hosted by Nupur of One hot stove gonna be of Rosemary Bread

for list of runners click here

 For day 1 recipes of runners click here

 For day 2 recipes of runners click here

 For day 3 recipes of runners click here

 For day 4 recipes of runners click here

Recipe Source Baking Book

Recipe Style Baking

Baking Temp.190 degree centigrade

Baking Time 30 minutes

Ingredient needed

dried yeastt 1 sachet

175gm wholewheat flour

175gm all purpose flour

25gm butter

50ml warm water

250ml milk at roon temperature

15ml sugar

5ml salt

15ml sesame seeds

15ml fresh rosemary leaves

115gm cheddar cheese

Procedure

In a mixing bowl mix yeast with wholewheat and all purpose flour

Melt the butter and stir in the warm water,milk,sugar,butter ,salt,sesame seeds,onion and rosemary into the flour.

Knead thoroughly till smooth,flatten the dough and add cheese cubes,and knead till smooth

Keep the dough in large clean bowl,cover with clear film and put in warm place till the dough doubles in size( approx one and a half hr )

Grease a loaf pan and keep aside

knock back the dough and shape it into a loaf

Place in the tin,cover with oiled clear film and leave for 1 hr till the dough doubles in size.

Preheat the oven to 190 degree centigrade

Bake for 30 minutes

Cover the loaf with foil for last 5 to 10 minutes of baking.

Yesterday evening saw 3 idiots movie frens,dont miss this movie folks,its awesome,watching the movie itself was an experience,..;-)thats all frens,..have a happy week ahead,..

Recipe Marathon Day 2 Cheese Bread

Yesterday evening was full of surprise for me ,i was not told anything but everyone else knew including my hubby ,...;-) ya guys i was given surprise birthday party by my sisters and bil at Pallavis place,just like last year this year too there was blueberry cake

 the only diffrence was the place everything else was same,some times it feels so blessed to be around with luved ones isnt it;-) i had dressed Advay as little santa

 who was busy feasting as u can cee in the pics another big surprise for me was hand written poem by my father which i will be posting soon in his blog,i couldnt control my tears when Pallavi read it aloud,i guess this was the best birthday celebration i ever had

thanks Pallavi ,Neha and Suyash for planning and making it so special for me,

Coming back to todays post i gonna post another eggless baking recipe of Cheese Bread  from my bread book,

 I guess December is the perfect month for baking with cold breeze out and chill inside plate of warm oven fresh bread with some broth is all we need ,and that’s what we had for dinner one cold evening, Neha prepared Mushroom soup while I baked bread and together the meal was so comforting

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Recipe Name Cheese Bread
Recipe Source Bread Book
Baking Recipe

Baking Temperature 200-190 degree centirade

Ingredient Needed

15ml active dried yeast

250ml warm milk

25gm butter

425 gm strong white bread flour

10ml salt

90gm grated mature cheddar cheese

Preparation

Combine the yeast and milk in asmall bowl,stir and leave for 15minutes to dissolve and for yeast to become frothy.

Melt the butter and cool it.

Procedure

Mix the butter with yeast mixture and keep aside.

In a Mixing bowl mix the flour and salt together

Make a well in the central and pour in the yeast mixture

Mix well to form a rough dough.

Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic

Return to bowl and cover and leave to rise in warm place until it doubles in vol.

(this will take aprrox two to four hrs)

Grease a loaf pan and keep aside

Punch down the dough and knead in the cheese to distribute it evenly

shape it into loaf shape ad place in the prepared tin

leave in the warm place until the dough rises above the rim of the tin (approx.one and a half hr)

Preheat the oven to 200degree centigrade bake the bread for 15mins lower the heat to 190 degree centigrade  and bake until base sounds hollow when tapped approx 30 minutes.

CHEESE BREAD is my second entry for recipe marathon hosted by Nupur of one hot stove

for first day entry of all the runners of the marathon please click here

Christmas tree Pic  is my second entry for the Jingle Event on at my blog

take care and happy blogging frens cee u all soon,..