Homemade Pizza
Our Favorite Homemade Pizza Recipes:
Classic Dough & Sauce Recipes:
Pizza Dough Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups water, warm
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 packet or tablespoon active dry yeast
6 cups all purpose white flour
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon salt
Directions:
Preparing the dough: Pour the water into a mixing bowl and dissolve in it the sugar and yeast. When the yeast is active, add your first cup of flour, then the oil and salt. Add another 4 1/2 cups of flour, mixing with a large spoon until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl and holds together.
Simple Alert: Use your mixer and let it do the kneading for you! Kneading: Sprinkle the last 1/2 cup of flour onto your kneading surface. Turn out the dough and knead until it begins to feel as if it really belongs together, adding only enough flour to keep it from sticking to the board or you. Let it rest while you clean and grease your bowl. Continue kneading the relaxed dough until it feels smooth and springy.
Rising: You have 2 options. Full Rise – Form the dough into a nice ball, place it in the greased bowl, turning it so the top is lightly greased also. Cover it and put it where it will be warm and cozy (no drafts). Let this rise until it is doubled (when you can poke your finger in it and the dough doesn’t spring back at you). No Rise – If this is a last minute thing, just give your dough a 5 – 10 minute rest. It won’t have quite the flavor or be as light as a fully risen dough, but it will still be better than store bought.
Shaping the dough: After the dough has risen, punch it down and turn it onto a floured board and knead out any stray bubbles. Cut it into the number of piece you need depending on whether or not you’re a thick or thin crust person. Flatten each piece with your hand and roll out with a pin you’ve dusted with flour. If it’s not being cooperative, let it rest for 3 minutes to relax the gluten. For a softer crust, lightly wipe your pan with olive or vegetable oil. If you like a dryer, crunchier crust, sprinkle it with cornmeal. A baking sheet with a lip with do just fine if you do not have a pizza stone. Slide your dough onto the prepared pan (or stone if you’re using one).
Baking: The best way to bake pizza is on a stone set on the lowest rack of your oven and preheated. This makes the pizza crust crisp and brown. If you don’t have this, place the pizza on the lowest rack and bake in a pizza pan. Bake at 475º. Check after 5-10 minutes and if it is browning too quickly, lower the temperature to 450º. Bake for 15-20 depending on the thickness of the crust. Let it cool for a few minutes to solidify the cheese before cutting.
Pizza Sauce
Ingredients:
(2) 6 ounce cans tomato paste
1 1/2 cups water
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
Directions:
Mix well in small sauce pan. Simmer, covered with lid vented, for approximately 40 min. Stir often.
THANKS so much to my cousins Doug & Vicky for sharing their homemade dough and sauce recipes with us!
Our Favorite Pizzas:

White Pizza with Chicken Sausage and Onions
White Pizza with Lemon Basil and Grilled Chicken
And for dessert…Fruit Pizza cookies!
What’s your favorite kind of Pizza Pie? Please share recipes in the comments below, as I’m always looking for new things to make!
13 comments
Joseph Carr says:
Jul 1, 2013
Though pre-made pizza dough is good, it still doesn’t beat the homemade dough because you could make it as thick or thin as you want it. And the taste of homemade food is definitely much better than anything else. Now that you have kids with you, I guess it is time for you to teach them making their own pizza. It’s a fun family bonding. Try it sometime.
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The Little Things Mama says:
Jul 30, 2013
Exactly right Joseph! And homemade dough is soooo easy to make! I whip up the dough while my 10 year old makes the sauce.
Katrina Weghorn says:
Dec 8, 2014
We love to make our own dough, especially now that I have a bread machine! My kid likes to “decorate” his own pizza since the parents put stuff he doesn’t like on theirs. Thanks for the list of recipes to try, I’m saving it for our next pizza night.
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