In order to make home made pizza, the first and most difficult step is making the dough. Here's the way I made some of the most delicious pizza I've ever tasted....Warning: this is not a recipe to try on a day when you have an hour and 20 people coming over. Making pizza takes time, but if if it's a rainy day and you've got some time then andiamos!
Pizza Crust & Toppings
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 1/3 Tbs olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups bread flour
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- Place all ingredients in a mixer and mix thoroughly with dough hook
- Place the dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and let dough rest for 20 min. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Roll out dough onto a pizza pan or a baking sheet - raise edges of dough if you want a crust
- Spread your tomato sauce around the inside of the crust, sprinkle mozerella cheese and other toppings over sauce.
- Bake at 425 for 20-25 minor until crust around perimeter turns golden brown.
I used this recipe and doubled it to make 3 medium sized pizzas. For toppings I used Italian low fat turkey sausage, (which you will have to brown in a frying pan before you put it on your pizza) Baby Bella mushrooms, red bell pepper and onions.
Margarita pizza is very similar; all you do differently is top the tomato sauce with pieces of fresh mozzarella instead of grated mozzarella, fresh basil leaves and minced garlic. Pop your pizza in the oven for about 10-15 min, then add fresh slices of tomato on top. You can choose to sprinkle the pizza with fresh Parmesan cheese as well. Then it's back in the oven for another 10 min until the crust turns golden brown and you're set.
My family greatly enjoyed the fresh pizza, and I hope yours will too. It was definitely worth the time and effort!
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 1/3 Tbs olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups bread flour
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- Place all ingredients in a mixer and mix thoroughly with dough hook
- Place the dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and let dough rest for 20 min. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Roll out dough onto a pizza pan or a baking sheet - raise edges of dough if you want a crust
- Spread your tomato sauce around the inside of the crust, sprinkle mozerella cheese and other toppings over sauce.
- Bake at 425 for 20-25 minor until crust around perimeter turns golden brown.
I used this recipe and doubled it to make 3 medium sized pizzas. For toppings I used Italian low fat turkey sausage, (which you will have to brown in a frying pan before you put it on your pizza) Baby Bella mushrooms, red bell pepper and onions.
Margarita pizza is very similar; all you do differently is top the tomato sauce with pieces of fresh mozzarella instead of grated mozzarella, fresh basil leaves and minced garlic. Pop your pizza in the oven for about 10-15 min, then add fresh slices of tomato on top. You can choose to sprinkle the pizza with fresh Parmesan cheese as well. Then it's back in the oven for another 10 min until the crust turns golden brown and you're set.
My family greatly enjoyed the fresh pizza, and I hope yours will too. It was definitely worth the time and effort!
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