Pizza Dough and Sauce

Name: Pizza Dough and Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 tablespoon yeast; 1 1/2 cups warm water; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 3 tablespoons oil; 4 cups flour (we prefer half white, half wheat); 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 1/2 cup red wine or 1/2 cup water; 1 teaspoon oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 -2 tablespoon parmesan cheese

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Recipe by Marg CaymanDesigns

I make the dough with 1/2 white and 1/2 wheat flour. It gives the crust more substance and a better flavor. Even my kids and their cousins prefer it this way. I like using olive oil in both the crust and the sauce. Since we only eat one pizza for a meal, I have included two methods for freezing the second one, or you can freeze both for OAMC. NOTE: prep time does NOT include rise time.

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READY IN: 40mins

SERVES: 16

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Pizza Dough
³⁄₄

tablespoon yeast
1 ¹⁄₂

cups warm water
1 ¹⁄₂

teaspoons salt
3

tablespoons oil
4

cups flour (we prefer half white, half wheat)
Pizza Sauce
1

(6 ounce) can tomato paste
¹⁄₂

cup red wine or 1/2 cup water
1

teaspoon oregano
1

teaspoon salt
1

tablespoon sugar
1

tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon olive oil
1 -2

tablespoon parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water (I add a pinch of sugar) and allow to set until it begins to foam, about 5 minutes.
Stir in salt, oil and half of flour. Gradually add remaining flour, mixing well.
Knead 8-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and let rise until double (1/2-1 hour) Punch down and let rise again until double. Punch down and divide. Pat out on two pizza pans.
Top with pizza sauce & toppings. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Pizza Sauce: Mix all ingredients together, blending well. (You can also add a few sprinkles of garlic powder if you want).
Makes enough for two 12- or14-inch pizzas or one thick 16-inch pizza.
Top with meats, cheese and other toppings.
To freeze, prepared pizza method: double wrap and freeze the prepared pizza (without baking it) on the pizza pan. Unwrap and bake the frozen pizza at 400Â°F for about 22 minutes.
Alternative freezing method: after first punch down of dough, divide dough and place in a zip-loc bag and place in the freezer. To prepare, remove from freezer and place in a greased bowl. The dough will take about 8-10 hours to thaw and raise slightly. Pat out on grease pizza pan and proceed as directed above. I also freeze half the sauce in a small container for future use.

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