European Food Recipes



Cheese pizza

Ingredients for one large cheese pizza:

3 cups flour,
1 portion dry yeast,
1 cup warm water,
1 teaspoon salt,
1 teaspoon sugar,
1/2 cup whole wheat flour for rolling the dough,
oil for greasing the pizza pan.

Toppings:
Italian tomato sauce,
grated mozzarella and
provolone cheese.

Recipe:
Mix together the yeast and warm water and let it sit for 10 minutes. Place the 3 cups of flour, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl (or food processor, if you are using), and knead until you have smooth dough. Cover the dough with cling wrap and leave it in a warm place for 20-30 minutes to proof. Shape the dough in a ball and roll it with a rolling pin over the whole wheat flour. Grease lightly the pizza pan and place the rolled pizza over it, apply the toppings and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F until ready. If the bottom is taking longer to cook, remove the pizza pan from under the pizza.







Mustard Beef Tenderloin

Ingredients:

* 4 beef tenderloin fillets
* 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
* 3 tablespoons white vinegar
* 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 tablespoon pineapple juice
* 1 tablespoon dried tarragon
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation:
Mix together mustard, vinegar, olive oil, pineapple juice, tarragon and pepper. Simmer in a saucepan until evenly heated. Keep warm. Preheat grill. Lightly pound fillets with kitchen mallet and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on grill and cook about 4 minutes on each side or until desired doneness. Remove from grill. Place about 2 tablespoons of mustard mixture on a plate and place fillet onto the sauce.