Pizza Time!

Here is a fun recipe for homemade pizza! You can add your own toppings and personalize it any way you like.

Pizza crust ingredients:

2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 packet yeast
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
2 tbls. olive oil
3/4 cup warm water

Directions:

• Combine 1 cup of flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. If desired, add garlic powder and dried basil at this point as well.
• Add olive oil and warm water and use a wooden spoon to stir well very well.
• Gradually add another 1 cup of flour. Add any additional flour as needed 
• Stir until the dough is formed into an elastic ball and is beginning to pull away from the sides of the bowl. The dough will still be slightly sticky but still should be manageable with your hands.
• Drizzle a separate, large, clean bowl generously with olive oil and use a pastry brush to brush up the sides of the bowl.
• Lightly dust your hands with flour and form your pizza dough into a round ball and transfer to your olive oil-brushed bowl. Use your hands to roll the pizza dough along the inside of the bowl until it is coated in olive oil, then cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and place it in a warm place.
• Allow dough to rise for 30 minutes or until doubled in size. 
• Preheat the oven to 425 Fahrenheit 
• Once the dough has risen, use your hands to gently deflate it and transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead briefly until smooth (about 3-5 times). 
• Use either your hands or a rolling pin to work the dough into 12" circle.
• Transfer dough to wax paper on a pizza pan and either pinch the edges or fold them over to form a crust.

Topping Directions:

• Once the crust is baked add any desired pizza sauce
• Sprinkle as much mozzarella or cheddar cheese as desired, or until the sauce is covered
• You may add mushrooms, chicken, vegetables, or pepperoni on top of the cheese for flavoring 
• Bake the pizza for 15 minutes at 375 Fahrenheit.
• Enjoy!