Fast, Easy, And Delicious Homemade Pizza

I love pizza! Especially when it's homemade with lots of cheese, and toppings! I really wanted pizza the other night, and it's hard to find a really good pizza for a lower price. So I made my own, and it turned out so great. The crust was crispy and had a great flavor, the sauce was so flavorful, and was so easy to make! Try this soon, it's great to even get the kids to help too!

Good stuff for good sauce

Chop the shallot, garlic, and basil. Add butter so a small saucepan, and the shallot and garlic, cook until onions are tender

Add the chopped basil, saute until fragrant

add the tomato sauce and spices, simmer for 10 minutes then remove from heat

Add some yeast to some water, and let it sit for a minute

Throw the flour in your mixer, and add the olive oil, mix until incorporated

Add the yeast/water mix

Mix it around until dough forms

Roll the dough into a ball and place in large bowl

Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and let sit for an hour or two

The dough will double in size

using only half or a little more for thicker crust, sprinkle with flour and roll out

You can also roll out to a square if using a cookie sheet

Place on a pizza stone, or pizza/cookie sheet works just fine

Brush lightly with olive oil, and sauce

Add base cheese

Then toppings, and more cheese and basil if you please, it's your pizza, add what you want!

Throw it in the oven and bake at 375 until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly

Ingredients:

For the sauce:

1 medium size can of tomato sauce
1 bunch of basil (about 2 tablespoons chopped)
1 medium shallot chopped
1-2 cloves garlic chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon fresh or dry chopped sage (I used rubbed)
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
salt and pepper to taste

For the crust:

1 teaspoon Instant Or Active Dry Yeast
1 1/2 cups Warm Water
4 cups All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/2 cup Olive Oil


For the toppings:





About 3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 8oz whole milk mozzarella sliced into chunks for topping
Use whatever toppings you want, and how ever much you want! I used salami, and pepperoni, and a little basil on top.


For the sauce:

Chop shallot, garlic, and basil. Over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons butter to a small saucepan, along with shallot and garlic. saute until onions and garlic are tender, add basil, cook until fragrant, add tomato sauce and spices simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and let sit until room temperature to spread on pizza.

For the crust:

Sprinkle yeast over 1 1/2 cups warm water. Let stand for a few minutes.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flour and salt. With the paddle attachment and the mixer running on low speed, drizzle in olive oil until combined with flour. Then pour in yeast/water mixture and mix until just combined, and the dough comes together.


brush a large bowl with a light drizzle of olive oil, and form the dough into a ball. Toss to coat dough in olive oil, then cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set it aside for 1 to 2 hours*

*Note: Dough can be stored in the fridge for up to two days.

When you are ready to make the pizza, using only half (or 3/4 for a thicker crust, I used 3/4) the dough, roll out the pizza with a rolling pin, or you can stretch and pull until desired shape and thickness is achieved. Once rolled out, lay it on an oiled baking sheet or pizza pan, or a pizza stone. Lightly brush dough with olive oil.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread cooled sauce on dough and 3/4 cup mozzarella. Top your crust with your toppings of choice. Then bake for 15 to 17 (if using a thicker crust, bake for 20-25 mins) minutes, or until crust is golden brown and toppings are bubbly.