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Homemade Pizza

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Ingredients
  

Ingredients for Pizza Dough
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
Ingredients for Pizza Sauce
  • 1 ( 28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Ingredients for Pizza
  • 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
  • small pepperoni slices
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, divided

Method
 

  1. For the pizza dough, in a large measuring cup, whisk mix sugar and yeast into the warm water. Let sit for 10 minutes.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Add in yeast mixture and olive oil and mix until a dough forms. Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth. Place dough into a large greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours, or until doubled in size.
  3. For the pizza sauce mix the crushed tomatoes with the seasonings. Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease two 13-inch pizza pans with non stick cooking spray and dust with cornmeal. Deflate the pizza dough and divide it in half.
  4. Press each pizza dough into the pizza pans. Spread each pizza with 3/4 cup each of the pizza sauce. Top each with shredded mozzarella cheese and grated parmesan cheese. Top each pizza with 1/2 teaspoon each of Italian seasoning. Bake for 13-15 minutes.