Vegetarian Rectangle Pizza

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By ginger pubes

Basic Thick-Crust Rectangle Pizza w/ bread machine

The very first time I made this pizza it was a circle. The second time I made this pizza it was a square. After making it for years I have decided it tastes best as a rectangle. It has a crusty, crunchy crust and makes an excellent family dinner for four people.

Equipment:bread machine, a tray or pan approximately 38cm by 25cm with 2cm high sides, knife, chopping board, oven

Ingredients

The Dough

   * 1 1/4 cups of tepid water
   * a pinch of salt
   * a tbsp of sugar
   * a tbsp of oil
   * 2 cups of plain flour
   * 1 cup of fine semolina (from the crushed heart of wheat)
   * 1 seven gram packet of yeast

Semolina gives the dough "bite" and possibly extra flavour. If you can't find it just substitute an equal amount of plain flour and hope for the best.

Toss all the ingredients in the bread machine in the order they are written. Set to the "dough" cycle. My bread machine takes an hour and a half which gives plenty of time to prepare the toppings and the pizza pan.

Toppings:

The ingredients I most commonly use are:

   * Capsicums
   * Kalamata olives
   * Tinned artichoke hearts (not marinated)
   * Tomato paste
   * Mozzarella

You can add anything you like. Fresh tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, anchovies, spinach, fresh herbs, broccoli, peperoni, seafood, bacon, pineapple, eggplant, pumpkin, capers, parmesan cheese, feta cheese etc. Use your imagination, but don't put too many different tastes on one pizza.

Gather and prepare your toppings at least half an hour before the dough will be ready. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees C whenever you like.

Method

Chop the red capsicum how you like it. Slices, chunks or strips are acceptable.

Chop the green capsicum too. You may need a friend to help dispose of the scraps.

I normally roast the capsicum under the grill but today my griller is broken. If, like me, you have no griller you can fry the capsicum. Or you could just chuck it on the pizza raw, you barbarian.

Stop when it looks like this. You shouldn't need more than a teaspoon of oil.

Rinse the artichoke hearts and cut into halves or quarters.

Rinse and chop the olives, unless you were clever and bought them already halved.

The Super-Easy Sauce

Mix a pinch of oregano, a pinch of basil and a clove of garlic into some tomato paste. Use as much tomato paste as you want, but 1/2 a cup is probably enough.

Now, flour your pizza tray. Spray it with oil and sprinkle with both semolina and cornmeal. The cornmeal draws water out of the crust as it cooks, preventing sogginess. This is key to your success!

This is about how thinly the grains should be sprinkled.

Now put the tray aside and flour a clean bench in anticipation of the dough's arrival.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Yay! It's been half an hour and the dough has risen!

Lovingly pull it from its tin onto a floured bench.

Kneed it. The bread machine has done most of your work for you. If it is too sticky then add flour little by little until it no is no longer sticky.

Flatten it into a rectangle on the bench using your hands and/or a rolling pin. Make sure it doesn't get stuck to the bench by turning it over a few times and flouring each side as you work. When approximately the right size, pick it up gently and shove into the corners of your prepared pan. If there is overhanging dough, remove it with a knife.

All the pieces are in place.

Layer the toppings in this order: sauce, cheese, capsicum, artichokes, olives, cheese. Two layers of cheese means twice the fun! Looking closely, you'll notice there is cheese on only half the pizza. Disregard this.

Bye bye pizza! See you in twenty five minutes!

Cook the pizza for 20-25 minutes in a preheated, moderately hot oven. It's ready when the cheese is brown and the crust has pulled away from the edges. You may have noticed that pineapple pieces have mysteriously appeared on the pizza. Disregard this.

All done! Slice it into eight pieces, or four, or two if you have really big hands.

Garnish with a sprig of basil and serve to your friends, family, or a special guest.

Beenie says, "Delicious!"