Make 2 large pizzas
Pizza Dough:
All purpose flour - 3 cups
Active dry yeast - 1 packet(2 1/4 tsps)
Warm water - 1 cup (100 to 105 F)
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Toppings:
Mushrooms - thinly sliced
Bell peppers - chopped
Onions - chopped
Tomatoes - chopped
Pine apple - chopped
Pizza sauce
Mozarella cheese - generous amount
Method:
- Add yeast and sugar to the warm water and mix well to dissolve the yeast.
- Keep covered for 10 mins and you will see a froth on the top.
- Take flour in a wide bowl, add salt and olive oil. Add yeast mixture and mix well.
- Use your hands and knead well for 10 mins
- If the dough is sticky, you can dust with the flour.
- After thorough kneading, apply some olive oil on the dough and cover the bowl with a soft cloth and keep the bowl in a warm place for at least 2 hours.
- After 2 hrs, you can see the dough doubled in size.
- Punch the dough to remove the air and keep it in warm place for 20 mins.
- Roll the dough using the rolling pin.
- Place the dough on the pizza pan and apply oil on it.
- Add pizza sauce, toppings of your choice and generous amount of mozarella cheese.
- Preheat the oven to 450F and place the pizza pan and transfer the prepared pizza and bake for 15 mins till the base and the cheese turns golden brown.