Pizza night (without the garlic!)

Every Friday night is Pizza Night in our house. It's a fun activity because we always make our own. I mean, getting pizza delivered is nearly impossible with garlic and peanut allergies. (We have found one option though, see below!)

Make your own pizza night has because a fun tradition for us and something we look forward to throughout the week. And even though Bug is still young, she enjoys playing with the dough and watching the pizza bake in the oven.

After many attempts we have found the perfect dough recipe. It tastes good and it's quick. Let's be honest, I'm not waiting around to let my dough rise for hours. I have an 18-month-old who gets antsy and has a 7:30pm bedtime. Below you'll see our "go to" recipes for dough and pizza sauce. It's a yummy and garlic free way to get your pizza fix. Did I mention it's also cheaper? Much, much cheaper! Win!

Garlic and peanut free pizza dough
Ingredients
2 c. whole wheat flour ( I use 1 cup whole wheat and 1 cup white flour)
1 pkg. or 1 tbsp. active dry yeast
3/4 tsp. salt
1 c. warm water
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. honey

Pour flour into a large mixing bowl. Add yeast and salt. Mix well. Add water, oil and honey; mix well. Cover with a moist cloth and place in a warm spot for 10 minutes to rise.
Punch down and press into a greased 14 inch pizza pan or a 10 inch pan for a thicker crust. Spread sauce and other ingredients on pizza crust. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

Pizza sauce

I use Hunt's a lot these days because they don't tend to use much garlic. Always check the label for yourself though.
 
1 can Hunt's tomato sauce 
1/2 can Hunt's tomato paste
Oregano, salt, pepper to taste

Mix ingredients together, spread on the pizza dough. It's that easy!

As I mentioned earlier, we have actually ordered delivery pizza since Bug's garlic allergy diagnosis. YES WE DID! One of our local pizza shops is incredibly accommodating. A margherita pizza typically uses olive oil instead of pizza sauce, sliced tomatoes, basil, mozzarella cheese and chunks of garlic. We simply have them leave off the garlic! Easy! And the dough from the local pizza shop does not contain garlic or peanuts. Awesome! Delivery pizza night is reserved for special occasions because margherita pizzas are considered "specialty" thus making them pretty pricey. But, it's so amazing to have food from a restaurant on occasion. I can't even begin to describe the excitement Garlic Free Daddy and I had when we found out about the margherita pizza. You food allergy parents know exactly what I mean!

- Garlic Free Mama