Herb Pizza Dough
Ingredients
- 2 pk (8 oz) cream cheese;
- 1/4 c Kahlua
- 1 c Sour cream
- 1/4 c Cocoa
- 1 1/4 c Graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 c Strong coffee
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1/4 c Sugar
- 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 pk Active dry yeast
- 7/8 c Warm water,
- 1/4 c Chopped herbs,
- Oil and cornmeal for pan
- 1 ts Sugar
- 1 tb Garlic olive oil,
- 6 6 to 8 chocolate curls
- 1/3 c Butter or Margarine Melted
- 2 Eggs
- 3/4 c Sugar
- 1/2 c Cocoa
- 1 ts Vanilla extract
- 2 tb Sugar
Instructions
- Stir together the yeast, sugar and warm water. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. In the work bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, chop the herbs. Turn off machine. Add flour and salt. Turn the machine on and off a couple of times. While the machine is running, add yeast. Process until the dough forms a ball at the side of the bowl. Add garlic, olive oil and process for 30 to 40 seconds more. Transfer dough to a bowl that has been oiled with olive oil. Turn the dough until the entire surface has been coated with the oil. Cover bowl with a damp towel and allow to rise in a warm draft free place for 1 hour or until doubled. Roll out on a lightly floured surface and if dough is too elastic, try tossing it from hand to hand to flatten it out. Lightly grease the pizza pan with a little oil and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place the dough on the pizza pan and trim the edges. Bake for 10 minutes @425 degrees. Remove from oven, lightly brush the crust with a little more oil and proceed with recipe. Makes enough dough for one 12“ crust. * Try basil, thyme, Italian flat leaf parsley, oregano, rosemary, cilantro.
