There is a bigger post coming.
When my brain is not fuzzy.
When I can remember my middle name without stopping to think first.
When I can dig myself out of the laundry piles in my house.
In the meantime we've been celebrating friday nights with pizza night at home.


And because I've got this red fife flour that calls me so sweetly and looks so beautiful, I decided to make Red Fife pizza dough.  Don't have Red Fife Flour?  Substitute whole wheat or ... something else, I don't know - get creative, go out on a limb.


I like this pizza dough because I don't have to fight with it.  I don't have to stretch it out only to have it bounce right back.  I don't have to resort to using canned beans to hold each side down while I stretch out the other side.  I don't swear in front of the kids and get drunk before dinner because I'm so frustrated with the stupid dough.  So for a family friday night it's a good thing.  Technically this isn't pizza dough, it's foccacia dough.  It will be our secret.
Happy Friday Night.


Red Fife Pizza Dough... adapted from my own blog(!)
makes enough for 2 pizzas

2 cups warm water
2 tbsp dry yeast
1 tbsp sugar

Mix together and set in a draft free place for about 10 minutes to proof the yeast.
Once you know it's bubbled and the yeast is good then mix it with:

2 cups Red Fife flour
4 tbsp oil
2 1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar

Mix together loosely.
Then add:

about 3 cups (maybe a little more) all purpose flour.
Enough flour to form a consistent dough ball.
Begin to knead the dough and add more flour if needed (sprinkling a little bit at a time).  Knead for about 10 minutes.  The dough should be smooth and silky.
Place in a buttered or oiled bowl and cover with a clean cloth.  Place in a draft free spot for about 55 minutes or until the dough has doubled in size.
Punch it down and divide the dough in half.
Place each half on a pizza pan or cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper.  Use your fingers to spread the dough out evenly over the pan.  Let it rest for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.  Get your toppings ready.
After 10 minutes top the pizza as desired.
Bake for about 12 - 14 minutes depending on the toppings.