Our Favorite Pizza

Crust:

2 Cups Warm Water
2 Packets or Tbsp. Yeast
2 Tbsp. Honey
2 tsp. Salt
5 Cups Flour

Dissolve yeast in water. Add Honey, Salt, and 3 cups of flour. Mix until combined then continue mixing for 2 mins. Add the rest of the flour (may need more, make a stiff dough) and knead for 5 - 6 mins. more (I do this in the mixer). Put into an oiled bowl, cover and let rise till doubled (about 40 mins). Put stone in oven and preheat to 450 degrees.

While dough is rising prepare toppings. You can do whatever you want. We usually do:
Green peppers
Pineapple tidbits
olives
pepperoni
Canadian bacon
mushrooms (Camille I know will appreciate)
tomatoes

For sauce I've made several kinds, but I did Barilla's mushroom and garlic sauce, and added 1 clove crushed garlic and lemon pepper, and liked it the best.

or for homemade: (do this while dough is raising)
1 14.5 oz can diced Italian style tomates
1 small can tomato paste
1/2 c. diced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. dried basil, or 1/8 c. fresh
1 tsp. dried oregano
If I have it I also like to sometimes add fresh rosemary (about 1 tsp.)
Salt and pepper to taste

Saute onion in olive oil in medium sized sauce pan until translucent. Then add garlic and cook for 30 seconds more. Add tomatoes and tomato paste and spices. put in blender at this point and blend until smooth. Put back into pan and let simmer uncovered for about 30 mins.


Also, I just used a pizza cheese blend.

To bake roll out dough as thin as you can, place on heated pizza stone and put toppings on. Cook about 10-12 min. After you take the pizza off, immediately put stone back in oven and let it heat up for a few minutes before cooking next pizza or the crust won't be crisp on the outside.

Yields 3 large pizza's, or 4 medium pizza's

We love it, hopefully you will too!