Homemade Pizza

I’ve posted here several times about homemade pizza. The first attempt I made was certainly an ERROR. After that, things generally tasted much better but were a bit too doughy for me.  This one was great, probably because I realized that I need to make my dough AS THIN AS POSSIBLE in order for it to not feel like I’m just eating mouthfuls of bread.

Dough recipe:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 package active dry yeast (2.5 teaspoons)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees fahrenheit)
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• a little sugar

1. Mix sugar into the warm water, then stir in yeast. Wait 10 minutes for it to get foamy.
2. Pour yeasty water into the mixer’s bowl.
3. Add flour, salt, olive oil.
4. Combine with a dough hook. Once it sticks together, let the mixer knead it about 1 minute. If you’re kneading by hand, need 6-8 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
5. Cover and let rest 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit and prepare your pizza pans. The photos here only show half of the dough being used.
6. Divide the dough in half for two large pizzas, or in quarters for four smaller pizzas.
7. Pat/roll the dough out on the pizza pans or stones as thin as possible.
8. Pre-bake about 10 minutes while you collect your toppings.
9. Spread with pizza sauce (I used tomato paste with a bit of water stirred in, garlic salt, and Italian herbs) and sprinkle with cheese.
10. Top with whatever toppings you like (I used roasted red peppers and banana pepper rings).
11. Bake 10-20 minutes or until cheese is melted and toppings are warm.

Enjoy!