Homemade Pizza Recipe

• DOUGH -

-Proof your yeast. Begin by mixing together the water, sugar and yeast in a separate bowl, let that sit for 5 min, we are making sure the yeast is alive and active so look for a frothy bubbly top to form over the mixture. 

-Meanwhile, in your mixer bowl combine the flour and salt and give that a quick mix. 

-Once the yeast is proofed, add that and the oil to the mixer bowl.

-Mix on low until combined, then knead the dough for about 5-8 min until you get a soft, not sticky and easy to handle dough.

-Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface, it will yield 750 grams of pizza dough, so divide & shape the dough into 2 equal pieces of 375 grams each, this will make two 9"x13" pan pizzas. You can also divide the dough into 3 equal pieces of 250 grams which will get you 3 12" thin round pizza's. But alas, we are making mom's homemade pizza, so I am sticking with the pan.

-Roll each piece of dough into a taught ball then place them on a greased baking sheet, or a floured cutting board, and cover with some plastic wrap. Let them rise for 1 hour or until their volume doubles.

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• SAUCE  - 

-While the dough is rising, grab your food processor

-Add the canned tomatoes (sans the juice, get rid of that), olive oil, salt, pepper and the spices and give it a few pulses until the tomatoes are crushed, but not pureed (do not over-process as you will just have pizza spiced tomato juice lol).

-Move the sauce to a jar and let it sit in the fridge, covered, until you’re ready to use it. It will be ok in the fridge for up to a week.

 

• BACK TO PIZZA  -

-Grab 2 - 9"x13" pans (aluminum, disposable, nonstick etc.) and grease them with the shortening/butter, make sure your pan is covered well.

-Add the dough, 1 ball per pan, and using your hands press and stretch the dough across the pan, make sure you get the edges and up the rim of the pan to create a crust.

-Drizzle some olive oil over the top (optional) cover the 2 pans with some plastic wrap and let the dough proof in the pans for about 30 minutes.

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-If you are making the round pizzas, preheat your oven before making your sauce and add a pizza stone or a inverted large cookie sheet as the surface for the pizza to cook on, then take 1 dough ball at a time using a rolling pin or your hands and stretch the dough to a 12'' diameter, this doesn't need to be perfect. Place the stretched dough on a floured pizza peel or cutting board and top with sauce cheese and other toppings you may want, then carefully slide the pizza onto your surface in the oven and bake for 5 minutes until golden brown and crispy.

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PREHEAT YOUR OVEN TO 450F

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• TOPPING and BAKING  -

-Sauce and cheese the pizzas and top with whatever toppings you want, we don't discriminate (except for pineapple, we discriminate against pineapple because it should be illegal to put that on pizza).

-Place the pans in the center rack of your oven and let the pizzas bake for 20 minutes, rotate the pans 10 minutes in to achieve an even cook.

-We are looking for a crispy golden brown crust and bubbling cheese. 

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ENJOY! 

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chef-ish?

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