Fried Pizza (andre' Style)

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 11 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 1/2 cup tomato, minced
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 cup sweet pepper, minced
• 1 cup yellow cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 cup sausage or 1 cup cooked chicken
• 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper
• 1/3 cup tomato ketchup
• 2 ounces extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 for bread dough: place flour, salt and sugar in a bowl. fold salt in once to accommodate yeast later.
• 2 melt shortening and butter. scald milk--must be cooled before added or be lukewarm.
• 3 add yeast and fold once, then make a well into flour mixture and add melted fat and milk. make a dough.
• 4 rest dough for few minutes at room temperature to allow yeast to multiply. when dough has risen twice the size, you can punch down lightly and then begin kneading.
• 5 knead dough until when you you break a piece and stretch it does not tear. put to proof (fancy term for putting the dough to rise and level after molding shapes).
• 6 mold dough into round mini's just the size to fit your skillet and have space for flipping the dough (i divided mine into 2).
• 7 in a skillet (non-stick, optional) put oil to heat then combine all the topping ingredients and sauté for 2.5 minutes.
• 8 prepare pan for frying the dough (first i recommend you use non-stick or the regular pan is just fine). ensure the pan is clean, then add pinch of salt and shortening, then use a pastry brush to brush salted fat evenly including sides. put pan to heat on medium flame.
• 9 when heated, add the 1 dough to pan. when the bottom of the dough begins to turn golden brown, flip the dough over. brush with melted fat and then add some of the topping.
• 10 cover the pan with cover for 2 minutes. gently remove your pizza from the pan. repeat this step with the other(s).
• 11 serve warm or cold if desired.