Doug and I love homemade pizza. It is a great thing to make at the end of the week when you can make toppings from extra tomato, onion, pepper, meats, etc. that you have from other meals.
Crusty Pizza Dough
1 package (2 ¼ teaspoon) active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
pinch sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons olive oil
3- 3 ½ cups flour
enough tomato or pesto sauce to cover dough
desired pizza toppings
grated cheese for top
Pour warm water into mixer bowl. Sprinkle yeast and sugar on top. Gently mix. Let sit 2-3 minutes until bubbles appear. Add salt, olive oil, and half of the flour. Attach dough hook to mixer, turn to speed 2 and mix 1 minute. Add remaining flour and mix 2 minutes or until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl. Mix 2 minutes longer. Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Punch dough down. Brush pizza pan with oil or pizza stone with Crisco. Stretch dough and press across bottom of pan. Spread pesto or tomato sauce across dough and layer toppings. Sprinkle cheese over top. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes.
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