Landi Raemi's Pizza Dough

My daughter, Keisha, and I decided to make a homemade pizza and decided to use the recipe I previously blogged on called Healthier Pizza Crust. But when I brought up the webpage, there was no recipe found since my intent was to just use any pizza crust recipe you had on hand. Needless to say, Keisha wasn't too happy with me. She said I needed to re-do the blog to include the recipe for the crust.

That being said, this time I will include the recipe for the crust. Once again, you can add any of your favorite toppings. For this particular pizza, we used canned chicken, green onions, spinach, yellow and red peppers. Pizza crust recipe below. Enjoy!

Here's a close up, steaming hot!

Landi Raemi's Pizza Dough:

1 c. water, divided
1 T. Stevia (or sugar)
1 T. dry yeast
1/2 t. salt
3-1/2 c. to 4 c. flour (+ more for kneading)
1/4 t. garlic powder
1/4 t. oregano
1-1/2 T. coconut oil (or butter)
Olive oil to grease stone
Corn meal for dusting stone

Dissolve yeast and Stevia in 1/4 cup of warm water. Let stand five to six minutes, until mixture is foamy. In a small bowl, mix together half the flour, remaining water, garlic powder, salt, oregano and coconut oil. Add yeast mixture, and stir to combine. Work in remaining flour until a soft dough forms. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for ten minutes. Prepare pizza stone with olive oil and lightly dust with corn meal. Roll out dough to fit pizza stone and place onto stone. Prick crust with fork. Prebake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Add desired toppings and bake another 10 minutes.

Easier method: Measure water and coconut oil and place in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on high for one and a half minutes or until coconut oil is melted. Pour into bottom of breadmaker pan. Add the flour, making sure to cover all liquid. Add all remaining ingredients on top of flour. Set breadmaker to dough cycle and start. When cycle is finished, spread on greased pizza stone. Prick dough with fork and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Add desired toppings and bake another 10 minutes.


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Landi Raemi's Italian Tortellini Soup

We have been so busy this past year that I have not had time to do much blogging, which I truly miss. A good portion of the winter was spent remodeling our kitchen, which I had hoped to share but haven't found the time yet. Maybe soon.

I have to say it is absolutely wonderful to have my kitchen back! My daughter and I really missed cooking and baking together. For awhile now I have been wanting to try a few more soup recipes because they are perfect for taking leftovers to work. I usually end up changing recipes to suit my tastes or what I have on hand. And this recipe is no exception. Here is my first attempt at one of the soup recipes, and it is truly easy to make and so delicious!

Landi Raemi's Italian Tortellini Soup

1 lb. Italian sausage, casings removed

1 onion

2 t. minced garlic

1 c. chopped carrots

9 to 10 c. water

1 t. beef soup base

2 T. Italian seasoning

1 jar or can of tomatoes (I used a pint jar of my home canned tomatoes)

1 t. black pepper (I used 3 t. of my dried and chopped peppers)

1 pkg. tortellini

Shredded Parmesan cheese, optional

In a large pot, over medium heat, start browning the Italian sausage, breaking it up as you go. As it's browning, add the garlic. Chop the onion in a food processor, until small pieces, and add to the meat, stirring frequently. Chop the carrots in the food processor, until they are small chunks, and add to the meat mixture. Next, add the water and tomatoes and turn the heat up to high, stirring occasionally. Add the soup base, Italian seasoning and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes. Finally, add the tortellini, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 more minutes before serving. Sprinkle with Parmesan and enjoy!

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