Pizza Pie - More Good Ideas from Save With Jamie

So, Jamie Oliver has come up with yet another good idea for the home cook

I, of course am the Leftover Queen.
Waste Not, Want Not, my Motto
But so many people, throw perfectly good food away
So good old boy Jamie, has come up with another best seller

"Save with Jamie"
Bringing more great ideas, for getting the best out of your budget

I am lucky enough to be able to watch the series on my ipad
So this morning, I was planning to go to the Supermarche and top up the fridge
I was watching him make a Chicago Pizza Pie, using the leftover from another dish in the programme

Hey don’t go shopping girl... use what you have

In the fridge was some leftover White Castello Cheese
A cold sausage chopped
Some remains of salami chopped
 ½ a red pepper
Grabbed an onion from the pantry and finely sliced it
Some cheddar cheese in knobs and some grated Parmesan


Now this is a thick based pizza
It fed 3 of us for lunch, dinner and breakfast

You can also use this dough to make bread or rolls
Or a thin based pizza if you'd rather


I made the dough... very simple, in the food processor, barely kneaded
I like to have more tepid water on hand than I need.
It depends on the day as to how much you will need for your dough

500 gms plain strong flour
1 pkt dry Yeast
Good pinch salt
Glug of olive oil

450 mls tepid water

Dissolve the yeast in 300 mls of the water
Let sit for about 5 minutes to let the yeast start to work

Place flour, salt and oil in food processor
Whizz to combine

Add yeast and water
Whizz and then add more of the reserved water in through the hole at the top as you need it
The dough should be more on the wet side
Let the machine work the dough
It should start to ball and leave the side of the bowl

Stop... put the stopper on the top
Leave for about an hour
the dough should have doubled in size

Turn out onto floured board
Punch down and knead for a minute to combine

I made 2 pizza pies from this amount of dough
Break into  balls
just fold each ball under itself to make a nice smooth ball

Meanwhile prepare 2 pans
Oil and then sprinkle with dried breadcrumbs
This will help to make a non stick surface and will also give the bottom of the
Pizza Pie and nice crunchy bottom

Stretch out the dough and push into pie tin

Cover with a clean tea towel
Leave for about 20 minutes to prove
it's very similar to what I make, but I normally cook mine
Actually I think simmering it for at least 10 minutes makes a richer thicker sauce
but you don't have to, just follow this procedure

1 tin of best tomatoes
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
1/2 chili chopped or  1 tsp fried chili flakes
Little salt
Pinch sugar
2 tablespoons good vinegar
Good sprinkle dried oregano

Pop everything into blender and whizz till smooth

Meanwhile, gather your toppings
Spread sauce over bases

And build, using whatever you want on top

Into pre-heated 200C oven for about 20 minutes

Voila

Pizza Pie
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