Best Homemade Pizza Ever!
December 5, 2009 by Wellness Mama
Filed under Recipes
Even though we are gluten free now and can’t eat this, I wanted to pass along this recipe for the best homemade pizza I have ever had. It took a lot of tweaking to get this perfect, and is great for “Italian Fridays,” a tradition of ours where we invite friends over, open a bottle of wine, eat Italian food and watch a movie.
Ingredients for Crust:
- 2 cups plus extra flour
- 1/8 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1/4 tsp (just a pinch) of garlic powder
- 1 package instant dry yeast
- 3/4 cup warm water (110 degrees)
- 1 tsp white sugar
Other Ingredients:
- 2-3 medium sized ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 3 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 Pound of Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese, thinly sliced
- 1/8 cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1-2 stalks fresh basil, finely chopped
Helpful Tools:
- Pizza Stone
- Rolling Pin
To Make:
Mix 3/4 cup warm water, 1 tsp sugar, and package of instant dry yeast in a small bowl and leave to proof.
Mix flour, olive oil, salt and herbs/spices in a bowl until well mixed. Add yeast mixture once it has proofed. Mix well and add flour until elastic consistency.
Put on cutting board and leave in warm place covered with towel for 1 hour.
Thinly slice tomatoes, put in bowl and season with Italian Seasoning, sea salt, Parmesan Cheese and garlic powder. Set aside.
Thinly slice Mozzarella Cheese. Set aside.
When dough has risen for 1 hour, roll into pizza crust and put on pizza stone (can use regular pizza pan, but it doesn’t work as well).
Bake at 425 for about 5 minutes until slightly browned. Turn dough over, cover with thinly sliced tomatoes (make sure to drain juice off), mozzarella cheese, and drizzle with olive oil.
Return to oven and bake for an additional 8-12 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly and crust is done.
Remove. Top with chopped basil.
Enjoy and have a healthy week!
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