Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water
  • 2 teaspoons yeast, rehydrated in 1/4 cup warm water (let set for 5 minutes)
  • Pizza Sauce:
  • 1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 1 6oz can tomato paste
  • 2 tbs fresh basil chopped
  • 1 1/2 tbs olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp chopped garlic
  • salt to taste
  • Favorite Pizza Toppings:
  • -pizza sauce, prosciutto, arugula, mozzarella
  • -carmelized onion, blue cheese, thyme
  • -garlic, olive oil, fresh chopped oregano, prosciutto
  • -parmesan and fresh chopped rosemary

Method

  • Directions by hand... Knead all ingredients together until smooth..... about 7 or 8 minutes... Add flour as you knead if needed.
  • Directions for Electric MixeraPut all ingredients into Kitchenaide at speed 2 for 2 minutes and then knead for 2 minutes.
  • Use tap water instead of warm water.
  • Place in a large, lightly oiled container, covered with lid or plastic wrap.
  • Sit in warm place and let rise until doubled in size... about 1 to 2 hours.
  • Turn dough out onto floured surface.
  • Divide into 4 balls.
  • Place each into oiled tray... cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes.
  • Make pizza sauce.
  • Combine all ingrediants and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • When finished put into food processor until smooth.
  • Make each ball of dough into a thin crust 10 inch pizza.
  • Add your favorite toppings.
  • Don't put to much sauce or cheese on these pizzas.
  • Cook in as hot of oven as possible on a pizza stone.
  • We heat our oven to 550 and then cook between 5 and 10 minutes each...
  • Even better, buy a pizza stone insert for your gas barbeque.
  • These cook almost like having a wood fired oven.