On 09/04/10 08:49, Benji Z-Man wrote:
> On 09/04/10 07:40, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> Does anyone remember, say late 60's, when there was a method of making
>> pizza
>> using flour tortillas? I've got the tortillas, sauce and odds and ends
>> and
>> not a great deal of motivation for a meal tonight. I've never done this
>> myself and can't decide if oven temp should be high or medium. What say
>> you?
>> Janet
>>
>>
>
> Hmm, ignoring the statements of 'don't' - I've found that children (and
> child-hearted people) tend to love making "mini" pizzas; especially if
> you have pita bread on hand, which tends to be a little more stable than
> tortillas in my experience.
>
> It's not "economically viable" - it's just fun.
>
> 1) Assemble ingredients
> = Essentials
> - Tomato paste
> - Bases (tortillas/pita bread/halved english muffins, etc)
> - Mozzarella (shred or grate it beforehand)
> = Suggested
> - Olives (pitted black spanish, halved)
> - Cherry Tomatoes (halved)
> - Capsicum/Bell Peppers (diced well, green has best visual effect)
> - Onion (diced well; red or white is best)
> - Ham or Bacon (diced well, try to avoid rind)
> = Protip
> - Have the ingredients divided into 1/3 portions;
> - children are rarely content with just making a mess! =D
>
> 2) Assemble "assistants" and their tools
> = To remember:
> - Plastic cutlery can spread the paste just as well
> - Make sure the area is easily cleaned
> - Arrange the children around the bench
> - Leave only two portions of the ingredients are within reach
> = Instructions
> - Spread paste over the bases
> - Sprinkle the optional ingredients everywhere
> - Cover in mozzarella
> - With supervision (or supervisor 'assisting') place into oven
> = Suggested temperature
> - 180(C) ~ 350(F)
> - Keep watch for the time needed; we don't have a fan-forced oven here
> - Ours take 20m to prepare completely.
> - Remove, keep covered against flies/etc, cool for 2m
> - For larger pizza bases, use a large knife to divide into portions
> - For muffin pizza bases, 1 serve = 1 portion
> = Serve.

Forgot!

Ingredients should include 1-2 cloves of well-diced garlic, and a pinch
each of oregano, coriander, basil, and parsley. Under the 'essentials' part.