Pizza!

Like most families, we love pizza. Eating out can be pricey so I try to make a lot of the food we love at home. This pizza recipe is one I use on a weekly basis as my go to recipe when I need something quick and tasty to make for dinner.

Note: those who like to see pictures of the step by step process can find them at the end of the post

Pizza recipe

Ingredients:

• pizza dough for 1 pizza pan (note: pizza dough recipe found below)
• pizza sauce for 1 pizza (note: pizza sauce recipe found below)
• 3 cups Mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/2 package of turkey pepperoni
• 3-5 white button mushrooms
• 1/4 onion,diced or in wedges
• 2 stalks green onion
• 2 sprigs cilantro, chopped 
• *and whatever toppings you want ( spinach, tomato, pepper, olives, etc)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 450 F
2. Start the pizza dough. While the yeast activates, prepare the pizza sauce. 
3. Once the dough is done, grease a pizza pan and roll the dough out to fit the pan.
4. While the dough rests, prepare the pizza toppings.
5. Spread the sauce onto the dough
6. Spread the shredded cheese over the sauce
7. Finish the pizza with whatever toppings you want 
8. Put pizza in the oven for about 12-15 minutes or until crust is a golden brown
9. Enjoy!

Pizza sauce recipe

Ingredients

• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

1. Combine all the ingredients together and mix.

Pizza dough recipe
*note: this is a basic pizza dough recipe
*makes 1 regular pizza crust or 2 super thin-crust pizzas

Ingredients:

• 3 teaspoons yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons oil 
• 2 1/2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

1. Place the 3 teaspoons yeast and 2 teaspoons sugar into 1 cup warm water. 
2. Combine the flour and the salt in a mixing bowl while the yeast activates and froths
3. Once the yeast has "frothed", add the oil into the mixture.
4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix (can be done with a kitchen aid or by hand)
5. Knead the dough on a floured surface until it is elastic

Recipe with pictures:

1. Preheat oven to 450 F
2.Start the pizza dough. While the yeast activates, prepare the pizza sauce.

3. Once the dough is done, grease a pizza pan and roll the dough out to fit the pan.
4. While the dough rests, prepare the pizza toppings.
5. Spread the sauce onto the dough

 6. Spread the shredded cheese over the sauce

7. Finish the pizza with whatever toppings you want

8. Put pizza in the oven for about 12-15 minutes or until crust is a golden brown
9. Enjoy!