The last time I tried to make homemade pizza, it resulted in a sad looking product that had my husband saying, “Well, it’s not totally disgusting.”

This time, emboldened by my bread machine (thanks yayanana) and armed with your advice, my trials were successful!

I used whole milk mozzarella (next time, I’ll probably slice it thinner) for the cheese.

For the sauce, I used a can of tomatoes mixed with a few tablespoons of regular spaghetti sauce and seasoned with garlic salt and Italian herbs.

The crust was this recipe:

Throw in the bread machine:
A little less than a cup of lukewarm water
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons white sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons active dry yeast (my machine has a separate compartment for this)

Set it on the dough cycle and wait till it beeps.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit

Take the dough out and stretch it onto a greased pan. Let it stand until the oven is preheated (about 5-10 minutes), then bake about 5 minutes.

Take it out, top it with the sauce, cheese, and other toppings (next time I’ll put the pepperoni on top of the cheese, because I like when it gets crispy). Bake another 10-15 minutes or until everything is melty.

PS. I also brushed the edge of the crust with butter and garlic salt. It was like breadsticks. mmmm.

PPS We enjoyed it with home-brewed beer (by the hands of my brother-in-law) called Christmas Conception (their “brand” is Conception breweries, so all of their beers have a “conception” name). It was a delicious caramely stout.