I’m pretty sure that some of you are saying, “But wait, Amanda doesn’t cook!” J Surprise! You are correct, but I can use my bread machine VERY well to make dynamite pizza dough. Then I turn the entertaining pizza-building job over to the family, and they have been doing this since they were toddlers! I had a plan . . .
On Friday afternoon, I would prepare the dough in the bread machine and let it rise. When Dad came home from work, thrilled to be starting a weekend, he would round up the kids and they would begin their “build.” They would stretch the dough and try all kinds of toppings, and they developed some very creative ways to block off “their” parts of the pizza—from onion pieces stretched out like dividing lines to rows of tightly layered pepperoni—just to make sure that their favorites didn’t touch their sib’s zucchini or mushrooms. Works of art, indeed!
You can’t beat homemade pizza—the build, the anticipation, and the laughter around the table as everyone enjoys the fruits of their labor. They learned about toppings and their origins (yes, even the dreaded anchovies), as well as fractions and the importance of the kitchen timer to avoid burned pizza. After all, they DO have a bit of MY DNA, you know. Give it a try, and have some FUN!
Blessings,
Amanda B.
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