Ok, I thought Chris was crazy when he told me 4 years ago that he wanted to make pizza. Make pizza?? That was odd to me because I think of pizza as the ultimate "I don't want to do dishes nor spend a lot of money on dinner" idea. But, as usual, homemade is completely different, and I admit, better. You can put as much or as little of anything and everything, which is nice because I don't like a lot of sauce. And the crust! Yum yum! I honestly doesn't take that much time, but you do tend to make a bit of a mess, and you probably spend as much money as ordering it (depending of course on where you buy) because cheese isn't cheap. So here's how you do it:
Sauce:
1/2 c. tomato paste
1 can petite diced tomatoes
2 Tbsp chopped onion
1/8 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 Tbsp chili powder
1/4 tsp cumin
Stir everything in small saucepan over low heat. Let simmer until ready to use.
Dough:
1 pkg yeast
1 c water, warm
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp oil
2 1/2 c flour
Dissolve yeast in water. Stir in remaining ingredients. Work into a dough ball and set for 5 minutes before rolling.
Topping Suggestions:
cheese
onion
bell pepper
Italian sausage
ham
mushrooms
basically anything
**Note: This dough recipe makes 2 pizzas in about a 9x11 sheet. Of course, you can make your pizzas any shape or size. The sauce makes much more. I can usually get 4-6 pizzas out of it. Whatever I don't need the first time around I just freeze for the next time.
Bake at 400 for about 15 minutes.
YUM! Tyler is actually picking up pizza from pizza hut right now (sort of a Sunday night ritual here...not every Sunday but a lot of them) but I must admit homemade is SOOOO much better! Yours looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm glad we're not the only ones who eat a lot of pizza! :) It's one of the few things Rachel eats really, really well, and I don't feel too badly about it because she'll eat the onions, peppers, and everything.
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