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Homemade Pizza

We love to make pizza and have tried lots of fancy recipes but this is the one we always come back to because it is simple and the dough is so easy to handle which is important since our kids often make their own pizzas.

Dough Ingredients:
  • 2 tsp yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
Directions:
  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water, let sit 2-3 min
  2. Stir in remaining ingredients 
  3. Allow dough to rest while mixing sauce together
Sauce Ingredients:
  • 8 oz tomato sauce
  • 1/8 tsp garlic salt
  • 1/4 tsp oregano 
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp salt 
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
Directions:
  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees
  2. Pat dough onto greased pan
  3. Spread sauce on dough
  4. Top with mozzarella and desired toppings (pepperoni, hamburger, olives, mushrooms, pineapple, ham, etc.)
  5. Bake for 20-25 min

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