Serves: 8
Total Calories: 385

CRUST
1/2 cup warm tap water
1 envelope dry yeast
1 cup warm milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups flour
2 tablespoons oils
1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
basil leaves (optional)
SAUCE
6 ripe tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
TOPPING
tuna
1/4 to 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
oregano

To make the crust, sprinkle the dry yeast in the warm water and stir to dissolve.

Add to the warm milk and stir well. Add sugar, salt, 2 cups of the flour and stir well.

Let raise 20 minutes. Add the other 2 cups of flour, oil and melted butter. Let raise until double. Roll out and put in a pizza pan. Depending upon the size of your pizza pan, this recipe will make 2 pizzas.

For sauce, beat in blender the tomatoes, salt, pepper. Pour sauce without cooking over uncooked crust. After the sauce, spread out the tuna a little oregano, chopped onion and then the mozzarella cheese.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees and bake pizza for about 30 minutes.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 8
Total Calories: 385
Calories from Fat: 111

More Recipes from the A Taste of Brazil Cookbook:
Spaghetti Sauce with Meat (Macarronada à bolonhesa)
Tomato Sauce (Molho de tomate)
Ravioli Brazilian Style (Ravióli)
Brazilian Tuna Pizza (Pizza de atum)
Noodles with Chicken Au Gratin (Macarronada com frango gratinado)
Fried Polenta (Polenta frita)