Homemade Pizza
Directions
- 1In a mixing bowl, add rapid rise yeast, sugar, warm water, oil, salt, garlic powder (if desired), and dry Italian herbs.
- 2Mix well and let the yeast bloom.
- 3Once the yeast has bloomed, add plain flour and knead with a dough hook for 6-8 minutes, or more than 10 minutes by hand.
- 4Coat the bowl and the dough with oil to prevent drying.
- 5Let the dough rise until it doubles or triples in volume (about 30 minutes).
- 6For the sauce, combine tomatoes, red bell pepper, onion, garlic, carrot, water, and salt in a pressure cooker.
- 7Boil the vegetables until soft.
- 8If desired, remove the skin of the tomatoes and bell pepper before blending.
- 9Transfer the boiled vegetables to a blender and blend until nice and smooth.
- 10Add paprika (very mild flavor) and sugar (optional) to the blended sauce and mix well.
- 11Stir in finely chopped basil leaves.
- 12Punch down the risen dough and knead it again on a floured surface.
- 13Roll out the dough into desired pizza shapes (e.g., one large and one medium).
- 14Optionally, cover the rolled out pizza dough and let it rise slightly again.
- 15Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 16Spread the prepared sauce over the pizza dough.
- 17Spread some cheese over the sauce.
- 18Sprinkle with desired toppings like onion, colorful sweet peppers, jalapeno, tomato slices, and olives.
- 19Add more cheese on top of the vegetables.
- 20Lightly press the toppings into the dough to prevent separation from the crust.
- 21Place the pizza into the preheated oven.
- 22Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the bottom of the pizza crust is golden brown.
- 23Remove the pizza from the oven, slice, and serve.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp rapid rise yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1.25 cup warm water
- 4 tbsp oil
- to taste salt
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp dry Italian herbs
- 3 cup plain flour
- 5 tomatoes
- 0.5 red bell pepper
- 1 carrot, sliced
- 0.5 onion, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves
- 0.25 cup chopped basil leaves
- to taste paprika/chilli powder
Equipment
mixing bowldough hookstand mixerpressure cookerblenderbaking panoven
Tips
- Cover the rolled out pizza dough and let it rise slightly for a softer crust.
- Press the toppings lightly into the dough to prevent them from separating from the crust while eating.
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