Celebrate The Olympics With Pizza!

The Olympics start today. I’ve been following all of the funny tweets and posts from reporters who are having all kinds of experiences over in Sochi. I guess door knobs are a hot commodity over there. I don’t envy them at all.

Anyway, my daughter saw a commercial for the Olympics and asked me about it. I explained that teams from all over the world go to one place to compete for medals. I then told her about the various sporting events. She is really excited.

When I was younger, I used to get really excited about the Olympics. Now, however, I kind of wait for them to be over so normal TV programming can commence. However, this year, I’m trying to see things from my daughter’s perspective.

The Olympics are kind of exciting. I love supporting my country. Plus, the opening and closing ceremonies are always pretty neat. So, to celebrate the start of the Olympics, here is a super fun pizza that features the five rings and shows our support for the USA!

Olympics Themed Pizza Recipe

Ingredients:

(Makes two pizzas)

• 1 package of yeast
• 1&1/2 cups warm water
• 4 cups flour
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. honey
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• Pizza sauce
• Mozzarella cheese
• Pepperoni
• Black olives (halved)

Instructions:

1. Combine the yeast and warm water.  Stir until combined. Let the yeast proof for 5 minutes.
2. In a mixer, add the flour, salt, honey and olive oil to the the yeast mixture. Mix until incorporated and a dough forms.
3. Knead the dough in your mixer with a dough hook or on a floured surface for 5 minutes.
4. Cover and let rise for 1-2 hours.
5. Once the dough has doubled in size, preheat the oven to 425.
6. Lightly oil (with olive oil) a baking sheet and your hands.
7. Take half of the dough and press it into a circle shape.
8. Add sauce (you can use a jar of sauce or this spaghetti sauce recipe), cheese, pepperoni (in the shape of the Olympic rings) and olives (halved to spell out USA).
9. Bake at 425 for 13 minutes.

We had so much fun making this pizza to celebrate the Olympics! I hope you enjoy it!

Olympics Themed Pizza Printable Recipe

Celebrate The Olympics With Pizza!

 

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Recipe type: Entree

Ingredients

(Makes two pizzas)

• 1 package of yeast
• 1&1/2 cups warm water
• 4 cups flour
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. honey
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• Pizza sauce
• Mozzarella cheese
• Pepperoni
• Black olives (halved)

Instructions

1. Combine the yeast and warm water. Stir until combined. Let the yeast proof for 5 minutes.
2. In a mixer, add the flour, salt, honey and olive oil to the the yeast mixture. Mix until incorporated and a dough forms.
3. Knead the dough in your mixer with a dough hook or on a floured surface for 5 minutes.
4. Cover and let rise for 1-2 hours.
5. Once the dough has doubled in size, preheat the oven to 425.
6. Lightly oil (with olive oil) a baking sheet and your hands.
7. Take half of the dough and press it into a circle shape.
8. Add sauce (you can use a jar of sauce or this spaghetti sauce recipe), cheese, pepperoni (in the shape of the Olympic rings) and olives (halved to spell out USA).
9. Bake at 425 for 13 minutes.

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