Homemade Pizza Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/4 oz. active baker’s yeast
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 lb. ground beef
1 tsp. sugar
1 1/4 cup warm water (110-115� F)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. salt
1 small onion, chopped
1 med. Diced green pepper
15 ozs. tomato sauce
1 tsp. dried basil

Directions:

In a bowl, combine sugar, yeast and the warm water and make sure that yeast is fully dissolved. Let this stand for about 5 mins. Add in the salt and oil and put in 1 cup of flour one at a time and wait for a soft ball of dough to form.

Lightly dust a flat surface with some flour and then put your dough on it and start kneading until the dough becomes elastic and smooth. This will take around 2 to 3 mins.

Put the dough in a well oiled bowl and turn it so that all sides of the dough will be coated with oil and let it rise covered in a warm place until dough has risen to double its size for around 45 mins.

In a skillet, cook the onions and beef until browned and then drain well. Punch down on the dough to release air and then cut into 2 equal portions. Lightly grease 2 12-inch pizza or pie pan and press out each of the dough into the pans.

Mix together basil, oregano and tomato sauce and then spread evenly over the crusts. Layer the green peppers and beefy mixture and sprinkle cheese on top. Bake in the oven for about 25 to 30 mins at 400′ F or just until the crust has browned.