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4-in-1 Pizza


For this month's taste & create, I have been paired with bad girl's kitchen. Not the host Min, but another "bad" girl : Shell. And thanks to this fabulous event, I have just discovered my best pizza dough ever. I don't know if it's the honey Shell adds or the extra olive oil but this was a really soft, slightly thick pizza.

I made half of Shell's recipe, which is just enough for two pizzas. So I halved the dough, then rolled it into a circle. This I then divided into four quarters and spread a different topping on each. The one on top is mixed veggies (sliced onions, spinach, corn) topped with my pizza sauce. Going clockwise, you next have plain tomato and cheese. Then comes spinach (pizza sauce, then a layer of chopped spinach topped with a layer of cheese). The last one's the same except we use onions instead of spinach.

A hearty weekend dinner, and enough dough in the freezer for a rainy day.

4-in-1 pizza also goes to Zorra who is celebrating the second anniversary of Bread Baking Day with a pizza party.
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suvi said…
nice one!!nothing like homemade pizza isn't it?
June 22, 2009 at 7:04 AM
CurryLeaf said…
Wow.Love it Simran.Love all the toppings.
June 22, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Desisoccermom said…
Love pizza. Love home made pizza even more. :) Will have to try it soon.
Re: your earlier post about Juhu beach, you made me crave the brownies and irish coffee at Prithvi Theatres.
June 22, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Bharti said…
Oh wow..that's quite a pizza party with all the different toppings.
June 23, 2009 at 9:49 AM
Nithya Praveen said…
Nice one....nice toppings!
June 23, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Malar Gandhi said…
Looks awesome, what a wonderful healthy creation at home, great!!
June 23, 2009 at 7:34 PM
notyet100 said…
Pizza looks great,..:-)
June 30, 2009 at 11:39 AM
zorra vom kochtopf said…
Great creation, love it!
July 3, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Shell said…
Glad you like the pizza dough recipe! It's a huge favorite of mine! I make several batches and freeze it for later.

LOVED the Paneer Cheese Sandwich! Interesting cheese! Never had it before!
July 18, 2009 at 6:14 AM
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