homemade pizza

This was a yummy pizza.  I liked using sliced cheese versus shredded.

home based mom’s pizza (Leigh Anne Wilkes’s blog: Home Based Mom)

Pizza Crust

Preheat oven and pizza stone to 450 degrees.

1 cup warm water

3 teaspoons yeast

1 tablespoon sugar

Combine yeast and sugar with warm water and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes until bubbly. Makes 1 crust.

Add to yeast mixture:

2 cups bread flour (she says you can use regular flour)

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon olive oil

Combine wet ingredients in dry ingredients into mixer and knead for 5 minutes until dough is smooth, will be a little sticky (mine was really sticky but I just added more flour after I allowed it to rise). Allow to rise for at least one hour.

Gather desired pizza toppings: sauce (see below), pepperoni, black olives, mozzarella cheese (she slices hers), Parmesan cheese, etc.

Cover pizza paddle or backside of a cookie sheet with a light layer of cornmeal. Roll out dough (may need to add a little extra flour). Add a layer of sauce, desired toppings and then cheese. Add a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese at the end.

Slide pizza from paddle or cookie sheet into oven onto the hot pizza stone. (I used a pizza pan)

Cook in oven preheated to 450 degrees for about 10-12 minutes until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned and edges of crust are golden brown.

Pizza Sauce

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 tsp garlic, minced

1 (26 oz) can crushed tomatoes

2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

Heat oil and garlic and cook until garlic is sizzling, about 2 minutes. Add in tomatoes, sugar, seasoning and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes. I thought it made enough for two pizzas.

What I have to say- two thumbs up! This was the first time I sliced the mozzarella and I must admit there’s a difference. This was also the first time I put the toppings under the cheese which my 3-year old found upsetting. Isn’t everything upsetting at that age?!