Homemade Pizza

We love to have pizza night at our house because everyone can decide exactly what kind they want to make. Our two favorites are always cheese and chicken pesto. We like to use fresh mozzarella (Costco is cheapest) and of course lots of Parmesan! You can either buy a store bought marinara sauce & pesto sauce or make your own. There really is no recipe to making pizza other than add whatever you think would be yummy. The chicken pesto shown has pesto, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and bell peppers. Enjoy!

submitted by Liz Harrison

Pizza Crust:

1 T. instant yeast

1 T. sugar

1 Cup warm water

Dissolve these together and add the following,

1 tsp. salt

2 T. oil

3 Cups flour(may need to add more)

*Mix and knead ingredients together in a large bowl, cover, and let rise. Once doubled in size, dough is ready to be made into pizzas. We like thin crust so roll out a small amount of dough onto a pizza stone that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Brush olive oil onto the top of dough and bake at 450 degrees for just a few minutes - golden brown. Take out of oven and make your pizza as normal - sauce, cheese, toppings, Parmesan. Bake another few minutes until cheese is completely melted.

Pizza Sauce:

Garlic & Olive Oil (saute together)

1 can crushed tomatoes

2 - 3 T Tomato Paste

Basil

Oregano

Pinch of Sugar

Salt & Pepper

(I don't have specific measurements for this recipe because I just eyeball everything until I get the texture and taste that I like so this is ALL approximate.)