Grandpa’s Pizza

By Bill Malloy

Ingredients:
1 cup warm water
4 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. active dry yeast
1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

dough dressing:
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 clove fresh garlic (pressed)
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. oregano

toppings:
spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce
other toppings as desired

Directions:
1. Mix yeast into warm water and sugar. When the yeast is foamy add the rest of the ingredients.
2. I use a bread machine. A stand mixer will do as well. Mix the dough until it is smooth.
3. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel. I let the dough rise for 6 to 8 hours, punching the dough down about every hour and turning the ball of dough over.
4. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. with a stone on the lower rack of the oven. Preheat the oven for at least 30 minutes or longer.
5. Shape the pizza leaving a rim on the outer edge. When ready to pre-bake dough, put on dough dressing, then tomato sauce if using. Poke holes in the dough with a fork to prevent bubbles from forming. If bubbles do form, prick with a sharp fork.
6. Bake the pizza with just the dough dressing and tomato sauce for 4 to 5 min. or until crust begins to brown.
7. Remove pizza crust from oven. Put on rest of toppings as desired and put back into oven. Bake until cheese is melted and begins to brown, 4 to 5 min.

Nonna's Famous Pizza

By Bessie Picone (instructions by Cecilia Malloy)

This was the pizza eaten in the famous contest between Bill Malloy and Louie Picone.  Nonna had made several pizzas, all in a stack. Bill and Louis decided to see who could eat more. They went through at least a dozen pizzas, Nonna making more as they ate.  Louis finally had to give up, but Bill could have kept going.

Crust:
5 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 - 2 TB shortening
2 eggs
1 envelope yeast dissolved in 1 cup warm water (100-110 degrees)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 TB sugar
1 TB honey
2 TB dry milk powder
more water, as needed (about 1/2 cup)
more flour, as needed
olive oil
oregano
grated Romano cheese
grated mozzarella cheese

Toppings:
Spaghetti sauce
sauteed onions (Saute in olive oil over low heat until translucent)
oregano
grated Romano cheese
mushrooms, sausage, pepperoni, sliced meatballs, eggplant, snails or other toppings as desired
grated mozzarella cheese

Directions:
1. Drop shortening into flour and squish with fingers (the squeamish can use a pastry
blender) until it forms small particles.
2. Make a well in flour and add eggs, beat well with fork, then add dissolved yeast, salt,
sugar, honey and dry milk and mix well. Add more water as needed and mix by
hand. If sticky, add a little flour.  Transfer to well floured board. Knead about 10
minutes.
3. Divide into two balls of dough. Roll or pat into circle or square and place on cookie sheet or pizza stone sprinkled with cornmeal. Spread spaghetti sauce over dough and place onions on top.
4. Sprinkle oregano and Romano cheese over onions. Add favorite pizza toppings.  Smother with mozzarella cheese.
5. Put into cold oven, turn oven to 500 degrees, and bake 15-20 minutes, until golden
brown and cheese is melted.
6.  Remove from oven and let sit a minute or two before cutting.