Pizza
From: Jeff
DOUGH
1 cup warm water
1 TBS dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
Let yeast rise for about 15 minutes
Add to above:
1 TBS olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
2–3 cups flour (enough so the mixture doesn’t stick to hands)
Kneed well
Let rise 15 minutes
TOMATO SAUCE (or you can use pesto, see below)
1 –15 oz can of tomato sauce
a few cloves (to taste) of garlic finely minced
1 1/2 tsp oregano
dash pepper
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Stir together
COMBINATIONS
Roma tomatoes, sliced
Fresh basil
Mozzarella cheese
Olive oil
Sea salt
Sun dried tomato pesto
Feta cheese
Fresh sliced tomatoes
Pesto***My Favorite!! Basil Pesto from Costco
Fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
Tomatoes, chopped
Crushed red pepper
Fresh basil, thinly sliced
Spread pesto evenly over crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with mozzarella cheese slices and tomato; sprinkle with pepper. Bake until cheese melts and crust is golden. Sprinkle with basil.
Instructions:
One batch of dough makes 4 thin crust pizzas
Roll 1/4 of the dough flat. Make sure you roll it onto a surface that you can transfer to the heated pizza stone. Add sauce, toppings and mozzarella cheese. Transfer to pizza stone and cook.
To Cook:
Heat Pizza stone in the oven at 485º Put completed pizza onto the heated pizza stone and cook for about 4 minutes, depending on the thickness of the crust. Enjoy!