Homemade Pizza
from Tiffany at eatathomecooks.com
Servings: 3 to 4
Calories: 919kcal
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 2½ cups bread flour
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- ½ Tbs. olive oil
- ⅔ tsp. rapid rise yeast dissolved in ¼ cup warm water
- a little less than 1 cup water
For the sauce:
- 15 oz. peeled whole tomatoes
- ¼ Tbs. red wine vinegar
- ½ tsp. basil
- ¼ tsp. oregano
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp. black pepper
- salt to taste
For the pizza:
- 1 recipe pizza dough
- 1 recipe pizza sauce
- 1½ cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- pizza toppings of choice ham, bacon, sausage, pepperoni, peppers, onions, black olives, mushrooms
Instructions
For the dough:
- In a large bowl or mixer stir all ingredients together.
- Mix until well combined then let the dough rest a few minutes.
- Mix again and check to see if it seems too wet or dry.
- It should feel moist and a little sticky, but not wet.
- Add a bit of flour or water if needed.
- Pour dough out onto counter that you've oiled with olive oil.
- Press dough out flat with your fingers.
- You aren't trying to make the dough thin here, just spread it out a bit.
- Fold the sides to the middle.
- Turn the dough and fold the sides to the middle again.
- Tuck all the folds under and let dough rest on counter under a large, oiled bowl for 5 minutes.
- Repeat the press, fold, rest steps 3 more times.
- Use a knife to cut the dough into 4 sections.
- Form each section into a round ball and place in a round bowl or container covered with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.
- Bring to room temp before using.
For the sauce:
- Pour the tomatoes and all the juice from the can into a blender.
- Quickly blend just to chop the tomatoes.
- Sauce shouldn't be smooth.
- Pour from the blender into medium sized bowl.
- Stir remaining ingredients in by spoon.
- Any extra sauce can be frozen.
For the pizza:
- Top with favorite toppings and bake on pizza stone, pizza steel, iron skillet or pizza pan at 500° for 10 or so minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 3to 4 | Calories: 919kcal | Carbohydrates: 147g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 2137mg | Potassium: 413mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 588IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 349mg | Iron: 6mg