Made From Scratch Pizza Food

PIZZA FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the oil, salt, sugar and 2 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rest in a warm place for 10 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients; set aside. Divide dough in half. On a floured surface, roll each portion into a 13-in. circle. Transfer to greased 12-in. pizza pans; build up edges slightly. Prick dough thoroughly with a fork. , Bake until lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Spread sauce over hot crusts to within 2-in. of edges; top with sausage, mushrooms, green pepper and cheese. Bake 20 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

HOMEMADE PIZZA

Steps:

• In large bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in water; let stand for 5 minutes. Add oil and salt. Stir in flour, 1 cup at a time, until a soft dough forms. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 2-3 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain. , Punch down dough; divide in half. Press each half into a greased 12-in. pizza pan. Combine the tomato sauce, oregano and basil; spread over each crust. Top with beef mixture, green pepper and cheese. , Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.

FROM-SCRATCH PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Grease a 12 inch pan.
• Dissolve yeast in a large mixing bowl with water.
• Stir in sugar, salt, and oil.
• Add flour and beat with a wooden spoon.
• On a lightly floured surface, such as wax paper, knead dough until smooth.
• Pat out dough in pizza pan, form ridge along edge.
• Mix oregano and pepper with sauce. Spread sauce over dough.
• Sprinkle cheese on top of sauce.
• Arrange any extra toppings at this point.
• Bake until cheese bubbles. Oven times vary by topping and amount of cheese.

MADE FROM SCRATCH PIZZA

Steps:

• For the pizza sauce: Combine all in a saucepan. Heat until boiling. Bring heat down to simmer and simmer for about 30 minutes for the flavors to combine. Discard bay leaf.
• For the crust:.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• If you have a bread machine, just add all the ingredients and use the dough function.
• Manual method: Mix yeast with warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes. Combine flours, salt, oil, sugar, and yeast mixed with water. Knead about 8-10 times until the dough is like elastic. Let rise in a greased bowl for about and hour to an hour and a half (dough should double).
• Bread machine/manual method: Punch down dough and divide in half to create to pizzas. Roll out on floured surface, place dough on pizza pan and let rise another 15 minutes. Place crust in oven and cook for 5 minutes. Take out crust and add toppings. Place pizza back in oven and cook an additional 15-20 minutes.
• Whole wheat flour is optional, you can use all white flour.