pizza crust

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I figured out the enormous difference in the price of yeast about 2

1/2 years ago! I just bought a pound bag at Costco for $3.59. I

always keep my extra in the freezer in a sealed package. I have a

Foodsaver and seal smaller amounts in separate packages. It keeps

forever that way! I can’t believe that supermarkets are getting $4

or $5 for a little jar of yeast, and the tiny little packages are

almost $2.00 for three of them! I’ve also bought bulk yeast on line

at bulkfoods.com. It’s worth it if you don’t have a Sams or Costco

near you, but you need to buy more than just yeast to justify the

shipping costs.

Carole

napi21@charter.net

— In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “J Diane Northcutt”

wrote:

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> This makes a thin pizza crust.

> 3/4 cup of water

> 1 tsp lemon juice

> 1 TBL oil

> 1 TBL sugar

> 1/2 tsp salt

> 1 TBL dry milk

> 2 1/2 Cups plain flour

> 1 tsp yeast

>

> I let the bread machine mix this for me on the dough cycle. You can

mix by hand / mixer and let it rise for 45 minutes.

> Once you roll it out onto the pizza pan , prebake it in the oven @

400 degrees for 5 minutes. Then you can load it up with the

ingredients of your choice and bake a few more minutes.

>

> Just a side note, never buy the little envelopes of yeast at the

grocery store. Years ago I figured out the the little packets cost

over 25.00 by time I went through a whole pound of yeast. By now it

must come to much more than that.

> Buy yeast by the pound at Sams ,a health food store or through a co

op. It cost 3.40 for a pound bag. That is an astonishing difference

>

> Diane

>

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Original Message
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> From: Ann Garner

> To: Budget101_@yahoogroups.com

> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 8:01 AM

> Subject: Re: Budget101.com : Pizza crust

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