Deep Dish Pizza & Nutella Bread

I wrote this whole blog post...but forgot to save it! Ahh!! So now I have to rewrite it. This is an example of my thinking the past two weeks! I have been busy with several things that I will post later, including painting a classroom at church and a super secret surprise I'm working on! 

With everything I've been doing, making fancy homemade meals was not my top priority so we ate a lot of leftovers and random stuff. I felt like a terrible wife, since I've been focused mostly on Ben while he was sick. So I took a day to stay home, relax and make one of Jon's favorite dinners: deep dish pizza! The dough recipe I found on Pinterest actually makes enough for two regular pizzas, but instead of doing that, I made Nutella bread for dessert! They were both delicious and I had a happy husband! 

Here's the dough recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction blog:(http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/11/20/homemade-pizza-crust-recipe/) She goes into more detail with each step. 

~Dough Recipe~

Ingredients:

-2 and 1/4 ts Red Star Platinum yeast (1 packet)

-1 and 1/3 Cups warm water

-3 and 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour (+more as needed)

-2 Tablespoons Olive oil (+more for brushing crust) 

-3/4 teaspoon salt

-1 Tablespoon sugar

-Cornmeal, for dusting 

1. Sprinkle yeast on warm water in a small bowl and mix a little bit. Let sit for 5-10 minutes. 

2. In a separate large bowl mix flour, salt and sugar. Add olive oil and water/yeast mixture and mix with a dough goon on low. When everything is mixed together, knead on medium low for 5-8 minutes. (A stand mixer is awesome for this but you can also do it by hand.) 

3. Roll dough into a ball and place in a bowl that has been brushed inside with Olive oil. Make sure both sides of dough have olive oil in it. 

4. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let sit for at least 2 hours at room temperature. 

5. When done rising, knead again and separate into two equal pieces. 

~Deep Dish Pizza~

1. Spray baking dish, a 9" round or 6x8" rectangle with 2-3" of depth is perfect, and sprinkle some cornmeal. 

2. Roll out dough and place inside. Press it in, including the edges, until it fits the way you want. (We like ours deeper so we can pack as much cheese as possible!)

3. Pack the inside with Mozarella cheese and press it down. 

4. Spoon a layer of pizza or pasta sauce over the cheese and add your toppings. (We're simple, we just like pepperoni, olives and, of course, a little more cheese.)

5. Bake for 30 minutes at 350'. 

~Nutella Bread~

1. Roll out dough into a big rectangle until it's 1/3-1/2" thick. 

2. Spread on the Nutella! 

3. Roll into a cylinder. 

4. Cut lengthwise, top to bottom. 

5. Twist the two pieces together with the Nutella on top. (Lick any Nutella off your fingers and wash your hands, lol!) 

6. Bake for 30 minutes at 350'. (Best served warm or that day.) 

Have a great dinner!