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Pizza from Scratch

Ingredients

For Crust:

  • 3/4 cups water
  • 1.5 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/8 cup oil
  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 2 cups flour

For sauce:

  • 2 Roma tomatoes
  • 1/2 can of tomato paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

For pizza:

  • 1 cup any cheese (Mozzarella, Parmesan, Mixed)

Instructions

For the crust:

  • Pour warm water into a large bowl and mix in the yeast. Set aside for 5 minutes.
  • Mix in the sugar, oil, and salt into the yeast mixture.
  • Add flour and mix until dough comes together.
  • Oil a large bowl and transfer dough, brushing additional oil on top.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 1 hour, or until dough has doubled in size.

For the Sauce:

  • In a blender, add the tomatoes, paste, and herbs. Blend until equal consistency (remember that if you don't like spice then adjust herbs to taste- so start with less spice and add as needed!)

For the Pizza:

  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Knead and roll out pizza dough into circular shape, trying to keep a level thickness throughout.
  • Oil a pan and add rolled out pizza dough.
  • Add generous amount of pizza sauce. (Can brush oil on crust and sprinkle additional herbs or garlic on crust.)
  • Add layer of cheese. Sprinkle with your choice of toppings (fresh spinach leaves, chicken, red peppers, garlic, etc)
  • Cook pizza for around 10 minutes, until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly. If you want to have crispier pizza, set to broil on low for 1-2 minutes.