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ReddyMcMeaty · The Boss Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 5776

Alright, if youhave ANYONE who can't resist cheating on pizza, try this.

Cook up about a cup or so of ground beef, put it in the blender with three or four eggs and blend well. Add salt and "pizza seasoning" and blend again. Pour into muffin tins
put a teaspoonful of pizza sauce in each muffin cup on top
Chop up some pepperoni or salami and mix it with shredded tasty cheese, tastier than just plan mozz.
add a generous amount to each muffin and very gently kind of press in, but don't mix thoroughly.
sprinkle Parmesan on top

bake until cooked. They're bready and very pizzaey and perfect.

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adwred · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

OMG that sounds so good. Now I somehow have to try to make it taste good without the pizza seasoning or glutamates! Cry

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Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

How thick are you pouring the egg/beef mix?

ReddyMcMeaty · The Boss Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 5776

The egg/beef mix is like a thick pancake batter, but it's very forgiving.. thin or thick. Like I said, it's just ABOUT a cup of beef to 3 eggs. The more beef to egg, the firmer the bready part.
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adwred · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

How many pizza thingies does this make? A dozen? Or less?
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Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

That's kinda what I was asking. I get the batter part, but how much do you use per "pizza". More to the point, how thick do you pour the batter given that cupcake tins have different sizes.

Also, if I recall from my misspent youth, baked eggs can become permanent fixtures on the cooking vessel. Any suggestions as to how to avoid that? Or am I just remembering that wrong?

Thanks!
-E

Carnation · Top Carnivore Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 3586

Invest in silicone muffin cups! Nothing sticks to them.

Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

Red,

Do you have any Italian sausage that you can eat? I bet you substitute that instead of the ground beef it you do. Just a thought.

Also the bulk of the "pizza flavor" is garlic, oregano, and fennel. Are those failsafe herbs?

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Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

adwred · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject:

Oregano and fennel are both SUPER DUPER unfailsafe. No, Italian sausage is filled with unfailsafe flavourings - hot peppers, fennel, etc. (and usually MSG, unless you make it yourself).
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Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

adwred · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject:

No olive oil! Laugh

Just garlic! Olive oil has loads of reactive polyphenols in it. I get very red in the face from olive oil. Actually, since going failsafe, olive oil tastes horrible to me. The really strong virgin stuff was disgusting to me as a kid and I eventually learned to develop a love for it, but now I realize my body was probably trying to tell me something. Kids hate things like broccoli for a reason. Yup

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Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

ReddyMcMeaty · The Boss Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 5776

I use silicone muffin tins. Next time I am going to try it in a loaf form. This is really unexact as to how much. This mixture filled six large tins and then left a large blob that I just put in the frying pan. I was generous with the cheese and salami mixture, same with the spices, since I wasn't cooking this for me. I did eat one though. It was as good as any commercial pizza you could hope for.

MY pizza, and pizza for the kids is so boring. I beat an egg with little tapioca, put it in a very big flat pan with some butter - crepe style, and while it's still wet I load it up with salami and cheese and let everything melt. It's yummy, but not OMG REAL PIZZA.
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Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

Thanks. I'll give is a try... eventually. Smile