Thursday, August 12, 2010

Party Pizza

½ lb. Eckrich Beef Smoked Sausage, cut into ¼” slices
1 16oz. loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
Cornmeal
2 tbsp. margarine
1½ cups green bell pepper strips
1½ cups sliced onions
8oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 8oz. jar pizza sauce
1 tsp. oregano
½ tsp. basil
½ tsp. fennel seeds
½ cup grated parmesan cheese

Let bread dough warm and start to rise. Preheat oven to 425°. Sprinkle cornmeal
in 12” circle on buttered pizza pan or baking sheet. Place bread dough on
cornmeal; stretch and pull to fit 12” circle. Bake 7 minutes. Remove from oven.

Melt margarine in medium skillet over medium high heat; add green peppers,
onions, and mushroom. Sauté until vegetables just begins to lose their
crispness. Stir in sausage. . Cover bread with ½ of the mozzarella.
Combine pizza sauce, herbs and fennel in small bow; spread over mozzarella.
Top with sausage mixture. Return to oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes more
or until done.

Top with remaining mozzarella; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Return to oven
and bake until mozzarella is melted, about 5 minutes more.

To sere, cut into wedges or squares.

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