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Homemade Pizza – Cook At Home Day

February 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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One of my favorite things to make at home is homemade pizza. I’ve been making this recipe for years now.

Pizza Dough Ingredients:
1 cup warm water
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Add the remaining ingredients and let dough form into a ball. Let rest for 5 minutes. Knead the dough until it is smooth. Place on a round cookie sheet or pizza stone and pat the dough into an 11 inch circle.

Pizza Sauce Ingredients:
1 cup of tomato sauce
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 tsp sugar

Combine all ingredients over low heat for 5 minutes.

Pizza Topping:
1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese

Putting It All Together:
Spread the tomato sauce mixture within 1/2 inch of the edge of the dough circle. Follow with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.

Tip: The pizza dough freezes really well. I make extra dough when I have time, and then pop it in the freezer. I let it thaw out overnight and it’s ready to go the next day when I want to make a pizza!

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2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Sarah (GenMom) // Feb 26, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    I really struggle with not killing the yeast. What’s your secret?

  • 2 Forest // Mar 7, 2009 at 9:40 am

    I always had a problem with my pizza dough being a little flat…. but recently I tired using maida flour (Indian all purpose flour) and the bread was unbelievable fluffy and perfect for pizza… it’s a little more expensive… I paid around $2 for about 8 cups, i think.

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