home made pizza recipe

Pizza Dough
1 cup warm water
1 pkg. dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp.)
1 tsp. sugar
3 cups white flour
2 T. oil
1 tsp. salt

In a bowl, mix the water, yeast and sugar. Mix well and let rest for 5 minutes. Add the other ingredients and mix well. Turn onto a floured surface and knead the dough. Add more flour as needed so that the dough is not sticky. Don't add too much flour or the dough will be hard and dry. Cover with a cloth and let rise. How long you let it rise will change the type of dough that you have. A short rise (30 minutes) will make a thinner crust, where as a longer rise (1-2 hours) will make a thicker and more bread-like crust.

Punch down the dough and roll out on a baking surface.

Pizza Sauce
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (or two fresh garlic bulb, crushed)
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon Italian seasonings (sage, thyme, rosemary)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar

Combine these and spread over the pizza. If the sauce is too thick, add one 15 ounce can of tomato sauce slowly until you get the consistency that you like.

Toppings
Add any toppings that you like: sliced pepperoni, spicy sausage, thinly sliced vegetables, or ground beef.

Bake the pizza at 450 degrees for 15 minutes, or until done.

Enjoy!