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Renfro Family Pizza

Renfro Family Pizza with Baked Onion and Garlic

thawed frozen pizza dough

1/3 cup  or so cornmeal and flour

olive oil

2 cooked sausage of choice cut-up (bratwurst or italian)

pizza or pasta sauce

fresh marjoram, basil (about two sprigs) (or herb of choice)

1/2 of large onion sliced thick

2 large mozzarella balls, sliced thin

1/3-1/2  cup shredded cheddar cheese

small dash of anchovies (optional)

3 large cloves garlic chopped in half

salt and pepper to taste

So, so good....

Pizza dough:

pre heat oven to 450

thawed pizza dough

cornmeal and flour 

olive oil

Baked Onions and Garlic

place garlic and onions in oven (at 450) with drizzled olive oil (about 2-4 tablespoons) and salt and pepper for about 15 minutes or until tender and browned.

For Dough:

sprinkle dry surface with flour and cornmeal, place dough on surface and sprinkle a little flour and cornmeal on top of dough, begin to flatten dough with a roller , spreading dough out as you roll from all sides. If roller sticks to dough sprinkle a little more flour and cornmeal to stop it. Should take about 5-10 minutes of rolling to flatten to a pizza dough pie to size of your cookie sheet. Start from center of dough and roll out to the edges and repeat. Grab a cookie sheet or pizza pan and place pizza pie dough on it so it fits. Fold over edges of dough so it create a crust around pizza. Brush olive oil over top of pizza dough and sprinkle a touch of salt and pepper. 

For Pizza:

Take out baked onions and garlic and use for pizza topping. (Set aside a small amount of onions for salad)

Spread pasta or pizza sauce over pizza. Sprinkle chopped up marjoram and basil over sauce. Add on a layer of sausage, bell peppers, onions, and thin slices of mozzarella cheese. Add one light layer of pizza/pasta sauce over layer and layer again with sausage, peppers, garlic cloves, jalapenos, onions, and layer of shredded cheddar cheese and sliced mozzarella, and a dash of anchovies of you so desire.

Bake in oven at 450 on center rack until crust is golden brown on edges and cheese is melted thoroughly about 15-25 minutes.

Let cool about 5-10 minutes cut, serve and viola!

Renfro Sweet & Savory Salad

Renfro Sweet & Savory Salad

2-3 cups spring mix

1/3 cup thinly sliced baked onion (from above)    

handful of walnuts (optional)
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
1/3 cup gorgonzola cheese chunks
1 small carrot chopped thin (optional)

Toss and serve with dressing of choice, the savory gorgonzola and sweet pop of cherry tomatoes make this a refreshing salad that compliments the spicy heat of the pizza.

Perfect ending to a great meal...