My nephew and nieces slept over our place last Friday and I thought of doing a fun and interactive cooking activity with them. Since pizza is always a favorite dish, it was the perfect choice.
I really wanted to make our own dough but since they were coming from school and I had a lot of work that day, I thought of just buying ready made dough. Most pizza doughs available are frozen, thick and too heavy so I decided to opt for fresh pita bread. It was a great alternative since we love the texture and taste of pita bread. Plus, it comes in whole wheat!
I listed down the ingredients that was in our favorite pizza selections and went to the supermarket to get them. Among which were: mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, ricotta cheese, bell pepper, tomatoes, pepperoni, ham, mushrooms, olives and asparagus. I also got tomato sauce and bought some basil leaves to make our own pesto sauce.
To make the pesto sauce:
2 cups of fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup of walnut or pine nuts
1 clove of garlic
2/3 cup of olive oil
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1. Combine basil leaves, nuts, garlic in a food processor and grind.
3. Add the parmesan cheese and mix.
4. Season with salt and pepper according to your preference
I then sliced and grated the ingredients and put them in separate bowls. Everything was prepared for us to have our little pizza parlor! We each made our own pizza by first brushing a little bit of olive oil on top of the pita bread and had free reign on what to put as toppings and how to put it!
To bake the pizza, pre-heat the oven first at 220 degrees C. We put our self-made pizza on top of a pizza stone to make it crispy as it allows the heat to spread evenly. We then popped it in the oven for 10 minutes and it's done!
The kids loved their own creations. It was definitely a fun and yummy cooking experience!
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