Home made pizza !!! from scratch!!!

What better than having a pizza for dinner. Home made pizzas have their own delicacy attached to them because you made them and also that you could top it off with all the ingredients of your chioce. The best part of making my very own pizza is controlling the amount and kind of cheese I use.


You will need:

For the dough:

1.5 cups warm water
1 package of active dry yeast
3.5 cups all purpose flour
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

For the toppings:

Tomato sauce
Chopped red onions
sliced tomoatoes, jalapenos
grated mozzarella, parmesan cheese
sliced black olives.


Method:

In a bowl take the warm water and add the yeast and allow it to sit for 5 minutes until it is dissolved.
Now mix this into a large bowl containing mixture of olive oil, all pupose flour, salt and sugar and kneed the dough well until everything comes together.Coat the dough with little olive oil and cover it with a plastic wrap and allow it to sit for 1.5 hours till it doubles up!
Take this and punch it out to remove the air if any and divide into 2 parts.

Take one ball of dough and flatten it with your hands on a slightly floured work surface. Starting at the center and working outwards, use your fingertips to press the dough to 1/2-inch thick. Turn and stretch the dough until it will not stretch further. Allow it to relax 5 minutes and then continue to stretch it until it reaches the desired size. Use your palm to flatten the edge of the dough where it is thicker.
Brush the surface with olive oil and allow it to rest for another 5 minutes.

For the toppings:

First cover the pizza with any tamato sauce and then cover it with grated cheese. Add the rest of the toppings like chopped onions, black olives, Sliced tomatoes, Sliced jalapenos, chopped green pepper. Sprinkle oregano on top.

Bake the pizza in the oven at 450 F for about 20 minutes.

Home made pizza is ready to be relished!!!