Homemade Pizza Recipe

Ingredients:

For Pizza Dough:

1 pkg. Active Dry Yeast
2 1/2 cups Flour
2 tbsps. Oil
1 tsp. Salt
1 cup Warm Water (105-115’ F)
1 tsp. Sugar

For the Sauce:

1 (8-ounce) can Tomato Sauce
1/2 cup chopped Onion
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/8 tsp. White Pepper
1 1/8 tsp. bottled Garlic, or more to taste

Meat and Vegetable Toppings:

1 lb. Sweet or Hot Italian Sausage, removed from casings
1 cup frozen Birdseye Stir-fried Peppers
1 cup sliced Ripe Olives
1 cup sliced Pepperoni
1 (4-ounce) can sliced Mushrooms
1 cup chopped Onions

Directions:

To make the dough:

In a bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Then put in all the other ingredients for the dough and beat it vigorously to 20 strong strokes. Let the dough rest for 15 mins covered in the bowl or just until you are preparing the sauce. For making the sauce, just mix all the ingredients together and then set it aside.

Preheat oven to 425′ F. Cut your dough into 2 equal portions and place them on slightly oiled 12-inch pizza or pie pans that have been dusted with cornmeal. Pat or press your dough to make a circle in the pans that measure about 10-12 inches in diameter.

Make sure to equally divide the sauce among the 2 pizzas and cover them with the sauce. For each of the pizzas evenly sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the shredded parmesan and 2 teaspoons of the oregano.

For the vegetable and meat toppings:

In a skillet, sauté the sausages just until they are almost cooked and stir them up to break them into pieces. Next, add in pepperoni, olives, mushrooms, onions and peppers and cook them up until the sausages are cooked through.

Drain the cooked meats and vegetables in a colander and drain the drippings well.

Evenly layer out the toppings on each of your pizzas and then sprinkle about a cup of the shredded mozzarella on each. Bake at 425′ F for about 20-25 mins on the oven’s lower rack until the crust has browned and the filling has become bubbly and hot.