Pizza!
Equipment
- 1 pizza stone optional
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water 105 degrees F
- 1 Tbs sugar
- 1 Tbs active dry yeast
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 2 - 2 1/2 cups flour I like white whole wheat
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Put a pizza stone in the oven while it preheats for at least 10 minutes.
- Combine warm water, yeast and sugar in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. Let sit for 5 minutes, or until it becomes frothy and bubbles form.
- Gently stir in olive oil.
- Add 2 cups of flour and salt and mix with a spatula until a ball begins to form (dough will still be slightly sticky). Add more flour as needed to form a dough ball.
- Transfer to a floured surface and knead into a smooth dough for about five minutes, adding up to ½ cup extra flour if needed.
- On a piece of parchment paper, roll the dough flat into a 12-inch circle.
- Spread pizza sauce on the crust. Add desired vegetables: red onion, mushrooms, green pepper, artichokes. Top with pourable or sliced mozzarella cheez and a sprinkling of herbs like oregano and basil.
- Transfer the pizza to the preheated pizza stone in the oven.
- Bake on the preheated pizza stone for 12-15 minutes, or until the bottom of the crust is golden brown. If the cheez isn't browned, turn on the broiler for a couple of minutes. Watch it carefully!
- Take the stone out of the oven and remove the pizza to a wire rack to cool for 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving.
Notes
If you don't have a pizza stone, a baking pan will be fine.
Use jarred pizza sauce or make your own with this recipe below.