We love pizza. Just about any kind - pepperoni, supreme, BBQ chicken, chicken-spinach-tomato... doesn't matter. We love it all!
Tonight we're having a homemade pepperoni, mushroom, black olive with a tomato sauce base.
I broke into pizza making slowly, at first using the pre-made store bought crusts. After I learn the basics of good bread making, it seemed only natural to make my own pizza crusts.
Little did I know, that homemade crust is far easier than most other baking!
My go-to recipe came from the Internet. I'd site the source but I honestly don't know where I picked it up.
Ingredients:
1 cup warm water (approx 110 degrees)
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 packet of dry yeast
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour (can mix in some whole wheat, but don't use more than half or your dough will be dry)
Directions:
- Stir water, sugar, and yeast together until dissolved. Add olive oil and salt. Stir in flour until well blended.
- Let dough rest for 10-15 minutes. If it's cool in the house, cover with bowl with a towel to conserve the heat from the water.
- Dip fingers in a little olive oil and pat dough into a pan, onto a pizza pan, or onto a pizza stone.
- If desired, sprinkle dough with seasonings (I usually put a little garlic powder and some Italian seasonings on. Top with your choice of toppings.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes in a preheated 425 degree oven.
This pizza is just wonderful, and I love that you don't have to pre-cook it like a lot of pizza dough recipes! The dough will make a large standard crust pizza, or a medium deep pan crust. You can even divide it into two medium thin crusts - just adjust your time.
Once you've made homemade, you might as well throw out those take-out menus and use that freezer space for something else... because there is no going back!
Enjoy a slice for me!
