Basic Pizza Recipe

Ingredients

Crust

• Dry ingredients:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼oz (1.5tsp) active dry yeast
• Wet ingredients:
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 cup warm water (110F/45C)

Topping

• 1 onion
• A couple cloves of garlic
• peppers, spinach, other toppings
• tomato sauce
• spices for sauce (sumak, basil, ..)
• mozzarella

Instructions

Crust

• Mix dry ingredients (flour, salt, sugar, and yeast) in a large bowl.
• Mix wet ingredients (oil and warm water) together and add to bowl.
• (optional) Let rise for a while and push down.
• Spread out on a pizza pan.
• Bake at ~lowish light (375F/190C) for maybe 10 mins and take out of oven.

Topping

• Dice onion and garlic (sautee? prob not)
• Dice other toppings
• Mix spices into tomato sauce and spread over crust
• Distribute toppings evenly across tomato sauce
• Shred mozzarella, sprinkle evenly over toppings
• Put back in the oven at a higher light (450F/230C) for maybe 15 more minutes

Sources

• http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/BBQ-Chicken-Pizza-II/Detail.aspx
• http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pizza-Dough-I/Detail.aspx