| Making pizza at home is easy if you have the right | | | | 7. Any other flavorings (I put Italian seasoning, 1 table |
| tools and you'd be surprised how few tools you need. | | | | spoon, garlic powder, onions, ETC.)Place all the |
| The dough is typically the part most people think is | | | | ingredients into the bread machine and set it to the |
| difficult to make but my 15 year old son who has no | | | | dough setting. This is the only part that takes some |
| time is able to make is own pizza every night. | | | | time. My machine runs an hour and a half and only |
| The only piece of "special" equipment you need is a | | | | needs to be checked once after 20 minutes or so to |
| bread machine with a dough setting. We had one | | | | make sure the dough doesn't climb the side. |
| sitting around from the home bread making craze a | | | | Once the dough is done, spread flour over a large |
| few years ago. The first thing you are going to need | | | | cutting board or a clean table. First divide up the dough |
| are the ingredients. Simple bread ingredients are all that | | | | because this is just a huge amount of dough to work |
| is needed. | | | | with. One recipe makes 2 large regular pizzas or 1 |
| | | | large pan style pizza. |
| 1. 3 1/2 cups of flour (Bread flour for a slightly chewier | | | | Roll out the dough with a rolling pin. Roll away from you |
| crust.) | | | | then turn the dough a quarter turn and roll again. |
| 2. 2 tablespoons of yeast (Normal yeast, not fast | | | | Continue doing this until the dough is 1/4 inch thick for |
| acting yeast.) | | | | regular pizza or 1/2 inch for thick pan style. |
| 3. 2 table spoons of honey (I add 3-4 tablespoons for | | | | Now you have inexpensive and tasty pizza dough |
| a sweeter dough) | | | | waiting for your toppings. Bake in a 400 degree oven |
| 4. 1/4 cup olive oil (This adds a lot of flavor.) | | | | for 20 minute then check on it regularly until the crust is |
| 5. 1/2 teaspoon salt (Don't skip this.) | | | | a golden brown. |
| 6. 1 cup warm water (Around 100 degrees.) | | | | |