From the Kitchen of: Jessica Brainard
Homemade Pizza Dough
3 cups of all-purpose flour
1 package active dry yeast
1 tablespoon of salt
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
1 cup of warm water (120 degreese)
2 tablespoons of cooking oil
For the crust in a large mixing bowl combine half of the flour, yeast and salt. Add water and oil. Beat with an electric mixer on a low speed for 30 seconds scraping the sides of the bowl. Stir in the remaining flour and beat on a high speed for 3 minutes. Knead the dough into a ball place onto a clean floured surface and roll out. Transfer to a greased pizza pan sprinkled with cornmeal and stretch to fit. Perforate the dough with a perforator or use a fork if you don’t have one, this prevents the crust from bubbling. If you want a more flavor in the crust add some pesto, garlic paste, or chopped herbs to it.
Sauce the pizza crust leaving an inch around the edges. Cover the sauce with a layer of bottom cheese then add the toppings you want spreading them out evenly. Then sprinkle on the top layer of cheese and bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 350 degreese or until the edges of the crust and cheese are golden brown. I like making my own pizza so I can customize it the way I want. The choices of toppings are endless but here are some of my favorites:
Pizza Toppings
- Canadian-style bacon
- Italian sausage
- Ground beef
- Roasted garlic
- Chicken
- Mushrooms
- Green olives
- Bell pepper
- black olives
- bacon crumbled
- onions
- Baby mozzarella
- tomatoes
- pineapple
- fresh sage
- feta
Garnish with parmesan and crushed red pepper.
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