Homemade Pizza

Food Category: PG
Difficulty: Easy-Moderate, depending on how you feel about making dough

The Crust

I make my dough in the bread machine on the dough cycle. This pizza crust recipe is very similar to the one I make BUT her method for cooking the pizza is the only way to go. Place a cold stone in a cold oven & preheat both at the same time to 425-450F. Assemble the crust on parchment paper & transfer the pizza/paper to the hot stone with a pizza peel. The link above has more detail.

• 1 1/4 cups warm water (around 110F)
• 3 T yeast
• 1 T sugar
• 1-2 t salt
• 2 T olive oil
• 4 cups of flour (can be 50/50 white & whole wheat)

This recipe will make two 14-15" pizzas.

The Sauce

• 1/2 of a large can of crushed tomatoes
• 1 clove crushed garlic + 2 t evoo (microwave for about 30 seconds)
• 1-2 t each oregano & basil

Our pizzas were topped with Canadian bacon, mozzarella & cheddar.

This is just how small my oven is.
The pizza is on my 15" baking stone & filling most of it.

The adult pizza also had red onions & pineapple.

Serve with a side of the sauce. Lots of good lycopene & the crust is just begging for something!

As good as this is, I'm still perfecting my crust. I'll get back with you on perfection later.

Leftover potential: We reheat our pizza in the toaster oven on 400 until heated through.