Pizza Dough

How about some great pizza tonight or maybe for lunch! What's your favorite topping? My all time favorite is cashews and peperoni. Mmmm, sounds good! Don't worry; I have a pizza sauce recipe too, as well as one you have never tried. Yes I know it's not low carb ! Just remember to eat in moderation and share with every one.

Pizza Dough

Ingredients

1 Package Yeast
1 Cup of warm Water (110*)
1 Teaspoon sugar (can sub, Splenda)
1/2 Teaspoon salt
2 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 1/2 cups Flour

Preheat oven to 375*

In a large bowl mix in water, sugar, and yeast. Let yeast bloom, takes about 10 mins. Then add other ingredients into the mixing bowl; salt, flour, and oil. Knead your dough for about 7 to 8 mins., form into a dough ball, place dough into bowl again. Cover with plastic wrap, let rise until double in size. Then take out of the bowl, place on to a floured surface shape or roll out to size that you like (this recipe is good for 1 large pie or 2 medium pies, work's good for deep dish too). Add you favorite sauce, cheese, and topping. Pop in oven, cooks in about 20 mins., check bottom crust for doneness; golden brown for chewy crust / dark brown for crispy. Take out of oven and let cool for 5 mins. before cutting. If you can wait.....

Pizza Sauce

Ingredients

2 cups tomato sauce
1 Teaspoon Oregano
1/2 Teaspoon Basil
1/4 Teaspoon sugar
1/4 Teaspoon red wine vinegar (or balsamic )
1 pinch of salt

Put all ingredients into sauce pan, bring to high simmer then turn off, letting this cool before using this will bring all the flavors together. Enjoy ..

I'll bet thought I forgot the other pizza. (Sloppy Joe) Say what!! Don't worry it's great for family night, just make your dough then, when your waiting for it to rise cook Sloppy Joe filling like for the sandwich. Roll out dough put sloppy Joe on top like the sauce, then put cheese on top and cook like a regular pie. Let cool 5 mins. before cutting or it will fall apart . You enjoy and have fun.....