Homemade Pizza

About 2 years ago I started making homemade pizza because ordering out just got to be to expensive for us.
My husband fell in love with my pizza so much that we never order out pizza anymore.
Here is the recipe for pizza dough that I use.

Side note, I use a Kitchen Aid, so if you don't have one be prepared to mix for a long time and work your hand into the dough.

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 cup warm water ( 105ºF to 115ºF )
2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
cornmeal
minced garlic
butter

Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer bowl. Add salt, olive oil and 2 tsp of minced garlic. Add 1 1/2 cups of flour.
Attach bowl and dough hook to mixer. Turn to speed 2 and mix about 2 min.

Continuing on speed 2, add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, and mix until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl, about 3 min.
Knead on speed 2 about 2 min. longer.

Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
Punch dough down.

spray your pizza pan with grease and sprinkle with cornmeal.
Press dough across bottom of pan, forming a collar around edge to hold toppings.

Melt about 3 Tbsp. butter with 1 tsp. minced garlic. Brush dough with melted garlic-butter.

Add toppings as desired. Bake at 450º for 15 to 20 min.

For my tomato and bell pepper pizza, layer cheese, sliced bell peppers and sliced tomatoes on top of each other then sprinkle with salt and pepper.


Enjoy!