Thick Pan Pizza
Homemade Pizza Dough:
3 cups flour
1 active dry yeast
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup warm water
2 tablespoons oil
Homemade Pizza Sauce:
1 tablespoon oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 small onion, diced
1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
1 8 ounce can chopped tomatoes
2 teaspoons dried basil, crushed
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
pinch of sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Pizza Topping Suggestions:
sliced mushrooms
green peppers
black olives
pepperoni, ham, or ground beef
pineapple chunks
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
# For dough, beat together on, low speed or by hand, half of the flour, yeast, salt, warm water, and oil for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Then beat on high for another 3 minutes. Turn out the dough on a clean, floured surface. Gradually add the rest of the flour and knead dough for about 7 minutes until elastic. Place the dough in a bowl, cover, and let rise for 45 minutes.
# For sauce, heat small saucepan with oil. Add garlic and onions and cook for 1 minute. Add tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes and stir. Add spices and bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
# When dough has risen, grease two pizza pans and sprinkle with cornflour. Grease fingers and pat dough into pizza pans. Bake crust for 20 minutes at 375F (190C).
# Remove from oven and spread pizza sauce over the crust. Place meat and veggie toppings around pizza. Cover with shredded cheese. Bake for another 20 minutes.
You won’t believe what a difference it makes when you make your own pizza dough and sauce. Delicious!