Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ( 28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
- small pepperoni slices
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, divided
Instruction
- For the pizza dough, in a large measuring cup, whisk mix sugar and yeast into the warm water. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Add in yeast mixture and olive oil and mix until a dough forms. Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth. Place dough into a large greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours, or until doubled in size.
- For the pizza sauce mix the crushed tomatoes with the seasonings. Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease two 13-inch pizza pans with non stick cooking spray and dust with cornmeal. Deflate the pizza dough and divide it in half.
- Press each pizza dough into the pizza pans. Spread each pizza with 3/4 cup each of the pizza sauce. Top each with shredded mozzarella cheese and grated parmesan cheese. Top each pizza with 1/2 teaspoon each of Italian seasoning. Bake for 13-15 minutes.
