Pizza

I have always enjoyed pizza and though it might is nice to make it from scratch at home instead of always buying the frozen ones. 

Here are the ingredients needed for the recipe: all-purpose flour, yeast, salt, olive oil, water, oregano, Parmesan cheese, and basil.

Mix together all ingredients other than what you would like to later use as the topping. I started with the flat beater but the dough hook the entire time should work fine.

The dough about half way through mixing and it is coming together nicely.

The dough after being kneaded.

Place dough in a bowl and allow to double in size.

Always cover the bowl of a rising dough with a damp towel. Once doubled in size allow the dough to sit overnight or for up to 36 hours before proceeding. This allows the flavor of the dough to develop.

Remove the dough from the bowl and cut into two pieces. Roll out each piece until at the thickness you desire.

Place parchment paper, not wax paper, on a baking sheet and place pizza dough on top of it. Allow dough to rest for 30 - 60 minutes. Wait the full 60 minutes for the thickest crust. Bake dough at 450 F for 6 - 8 minutes or until fully cooked through.

Remove from the oven and apply your topping. At this point it is really up to whatever type of pizza you wish to enjoy. I first added a layer of spaghetti sauce.

I then added mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, green pepper, and Italian sausage.

Bake the pizza until the cheese is nice and melted or about 8 minutes. Enjoy.

Recipe

For the dough:
3 cups of all purpose flour
1 package of yeast
1.25 teaspoons of salt
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1.25 cups of water

2 teaspoons of oregano
1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoons of basil