Butterfly Pizza

* Exported from MasterCook *

Butterfly Pizza

Recipe By : Cooking Live Show #CL8861
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cooking Live Import

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 tablespoons olive oil -- (up to 3)
1 recipe basic pizza dough (see above
-- recipe)
2 cups prepared tomato sauce
3 cups grated mozzarella -- cheddar and/or
-- monterey jack
-- cheese
topping ideas:
1 green bell pepper -- cut into 1/2-inch
-- wide strips
1 yellow or orange bell pepper -- cut into strips
1 large kalamata olives -- halved and pitted
sliced pepperoni

Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Grease a large flat baking sheet with olive oil.

Separate 1/3 of the dough and set aside. On a greased baking sheet shape the re
maining two-thirds of the dough into a butterfly with 2 wings. Roll the reserve
d piece of dough into a "snake" and position in the center of the two wings as
the "body". Pull some of the "body" dough up to shape into a "head" and pull so
me of the "body" dough down for a "tail."

Spread sauce over the "wings". Sprinkle with cheese and decorate with toppings
of choice.

Bake the pizza on the middle rack of the oven for 20 to 30 minutes until crust
is golden brown and cheese is bubbly. Serve warm.

As an alternative the dough can be divided into 4 pieces and then shaped into b
ug or creature of choice, i.e. spider with legs, ladybug, dragonfly, snake, etc
.

Yield: 1 large pizza or 4 individual pizzas




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