Thai Pizza

Mauer couldn't wait to get his hands on this pizza!

Nick and I used to make Thai Pizza all the time so I was really excited to have it on this week's menu.  It's so delicious and you can use basically any ingredient.  You can even make your own peanut sauce, but I just used store bought this time, because I was being lazy. 

I wasn't even going to post this because it's just one of those Saturday night "go to" meals, but after I ate a piece, I was just in love so I put my plate down and took a photo.  I used a different method for the crust than I usually do, and I think that's what made this pizza amazing.  I got this idea from my good friend Mario Batali, and I thank him dearly for this awesome crust technique.  Enjoy!

Thai Pizza

Crust: 

1 package of active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp. if you use the yeast in the jar)

1 tsp white sugar

1 cup warm water (100 degrees F)

2 1/2 cups bread flour (I used organic unbleached flour)

1 tablespoons olive oil

1 tsp salt

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F with a large baking sheet inside (I put mine at 400 because I think it runs a little on the hotter side). In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

Stir in flour, salt and oil. Stir until smooth. Let rest for 5 minutes.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.  Take the large baking sheet out of the preheated oven (with a potholder... just in case you needed reminding) and lightly oil it.  Stretch out the dough onto the pan.  I thought this would be really hard to do because the pan is hot, but I amazingly didn't get burnt.  

Top the crust with the peanut sauce (I actually mixed about 1/3 cup of my peanut sauce with about 2 tablespoons of coconut milk, it was delicious), then top with desired toppings and cheese.  Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned and crust is crispy. Take out of oven and let cool for a few minutes before cutting.

Toppings we used:  Shredded chicken, carrots, mushrooms, onions, green onions, red pepper mozzarella cheese, crushed roasted peanuts.