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Family & Food • October 15, 2021

The Best Homemade Pizza Recipe

Homemade pizza crust recipe

Every Friday night we have pizza. Not only does this keep meal planning simple and eliminate a decision I need to make each week, it’s a fun tradition we all look forward to. While we typically order in, when we have the time or have friends over, Chris will make homemade pizza dough from scratch. Nothing is better or more fun.

And even though it makes a mess, it’s worth it!

This recipe is from our friend’s Italian family. It may or may not be a secret recipe, so, shhhh. 😉 If you roll it thin, it makes the best crispy crust and the sauce is so simple and delicious. It reminds me of the pizza I’ve had in Rome. No joke.

Here’s the homemade pizza recipe — it makes three crusts:

Ingredients:

  • 1 packet of dry yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • Flour
  • 1 28-ounce can stewed tomatoes
  • Marjoram
  • Oregano
  • Shredded mozzerella
  • Pizza toppings

To make the dough:

  • Add dry yeast in the bottom of your mixer bowl
  • Add 2 cups warm to hot water
  • Mix in a tablespoon of sugar with your hand
  • Let the yeast activate
  • Once activated, add a 1/4 cup of flour; “dust” over the top of the water, let that sit for like 20 minutes it should get super foamy
  • Add a tablespoon of table salt to 4 1/4 cups unbleached white flour, then mix
  • Add the flour and salt to the foamy mess
  • Mix on LOW for like 5 minutes
  • Put in big non-stick sprayed bowl, cover with a big wet kitchen towel, let rise until big and bubbly for around 2 hours
  • Punch it down and ball up in a big dough ball
  • Cover and let rise again for an 1 hour or so

To make the sauce:

  • Blend whole stewed tomatoes, marjoram and oregano in a blender
  • Season with a little salt and pepper to taste

To make the pizzas:

  • Cover a clean counter with a little flour and dust flour on a rolling pin
  • Roll out dough to your desired consistency
  • Top with a layer of sauce, cheese and toppings
  • Bake in a 425 degree oven until the crust is slightly crispy (cook time depends on the thickness of your crust — a thin crust typically takes around 12-15 minutes but check it at 12 minutes)

Buon appetito!!

Writing more soon!

Posted In: Family & Food · Tagged: #homemadepizzarecipe, #pizzadoughrecipe, #pizzanight

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