Homemade Pizza
Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
Serves: 8
Yields: 1 Pizza
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup warm water (85 Degrees)
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
Sauce
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Toppings
- 1 lb mild ground sausage (cooked and crumbled)
- 8 ounces pepperoni
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced green pepper
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms (diced)
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese
- 8 tablespoons parmesan cheese
Directions
- Pizza Dough:
- In large bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in the water.
- Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Stir the salt, and oil into the yeast mixture.
- Mix in 1 1/2 cups of the flour.
- Turn dough out onto a clean, dry surface and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky.
- Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth.
- Let the dough double in size.
- Should take about 1/2 hour if in warm spot.
- Punch down and let rest a minute.
- Roll out into a 14" pizza pan.
- Sauce:
- Combine all of the spices and the tomato sauce.
- no need to pre-cook.
- Assemble pizza:
- Arrange oven racks close to center of oven, and Pre-heat the oven to 550.
- Combine all of the spices and the tomato sauce.
- roll out dough into a 14" pizza pan.
- Spread half the sauce evenly on each pizza crust.
- lay out peperoni evenly on each crust.
- Spread sausage, onions, green pepers, Mushrooms (or other topings) liberally over each.
- Sprinkle parmesean liberally over the top, should always be the last topping.
- Bake at 550 for 15 - 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minute for cheese to set prior to cutting / serving.
- Enjoy.
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