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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 20 minutes, Preparation Time - 70 minutes

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| 1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. | 2. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and shortening. Stir in the yeast mixture. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes. | 3. Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion until tender. Stir in tomato paste and water. Season with sugar, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, basil, oregano, marjoram, cumin, chili powder and red pepper flakes. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes. | 4. Recipe makes 2 (12 inch) pizzas. Divide dough in half, and spread onto pizza pans. Cover with sauce, and desired toppings. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
dough				-	-	-	-
yeast	1	(		11.1	1.2252	1.4328	0.054000000000000006
lukewarm water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
purpose flour	3	cups		-	-	-	-
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
shortening	2	tablespoons		226.304	0.0	0.0	25.6
sauce				-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	1	tablespoon		117.23200000000001	0.0	0.0	13.6
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
water	6	fluid ounces		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
white sugar	1/2	teaspoon		8.127	2.0996	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/8	teaspoon	ground	0.7216	0.1839	0.0299	0.0094
garlic powder	1/4	teaspoon		2.5653	0.5637	0.1283	0.0057
basil	1/4	teaspoon		0.0508	0.0059	0.006999999999999999	0.0014
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
marjoram	1/4	teaspoon		0.4065	0.0908	0.019	0.0106
cumin	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.9688	0.2323	0.0935	0.1169
chili powder	1/4	teaspoon		1.9035	0.3355	0.0909	0.0964
red pepper flake	1/8	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.