Italian Bread Wedges

From: Taste of Home

Ingredients:
3 tsp active dry yeast
1 cup warm water (110-115 degrees), divided
1 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp cooking oil
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 to 3 cups flour
TOPPING:
1/3 cup Italian salad dressing
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp dried thyme
Pepper
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Add sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the oil, salt, remaining water and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 40 minutes.

Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Pat dough flat. Let rest for 5 minutes. Press into a greased 14-inch pizza pan. Spread with salad dressing. Combine the garlic powder, oregano, thyme and pepper; sprinkle over dough. Top with cheeses.

Bake at 450 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

What I did differently from the recipe:
I used a bit less Italian dressing and thyme than what the recipe called for because I know these flavors can be quite strong.

What I'll do differently next time:
I'll use less dressing again. I'd probably use closer to 1/4 cup or maybe a smidge less than that even. I'd use probably 1/8 tsp of thyme because it was still quite strong. I'd use a bit more garlic powder just because we love garlic and I couldn't taste it a lot. And I'll probably add more cheese because - yum!

Verdict:
Thumbs up!! This is just one of those recipes that will take a little tweaking. We paired it with pasta and it was great. I also dipped it in pasta sauce and it was very good. This is definitely going to be used again very soon!! (You could very easily make a pizza from this recipe too.)

$$:
This recipe cost me less than $2. All I paid for really was the cheese, which we use all the time anyway and we needed. Everything else that would usually cost a bit extra (salad dressing, yeast, etc. I had gotten for free from coupon events. This was a VERY cheap meal for us!)

Printable version:

Ingredients:
3 tsp active dry yeast
1 cup warm water (110-115 degrees), divided
1 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp cooking oil
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 to 3 cups flour
TOPPING:
1/3 cup Italian salad dressing
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp dried thyme
Pepper
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Add sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the oil, salt, remaining water and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 40 minutes.

Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Pat dough flat. Let rest for 5 minutes. Press into a greased 14-inch pizza pan. Spread with salad dressing. Combine the garlic powder, oregano, thyme and pepper; sprinkle over dough. Top with cheeses. Bake at 450 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.