Friday, December 2, 2011

Poor man's pizza

This is a recipe that we use at least once a week.  It is really easy and really cheap and my kids love it.  I got the recipe from a girl in college named Amy Hecht.  I have no idea where she is or what she is doing, but this is her recipe for DELICIOUS pizza crust.  It is thick and chewy and I prefer it to store bought pizza. 

Yeast Mixture:
1 1/4 c. warm water
2  T. yeast
1 T. sugar

Flour Mixture:
3 c. Flour
1 1/2 T. sugar
1 1/2 T. oil
1 1/2 t. salt

Place the warm water in a small bowl and sprinkle the yeast and sugar on top.  Make sure that all of the yeast is wet and allow it to sit while you prepare the flour mixture in another bowl.  Just put all of the flour mixture ingredients in a large bowl and stir it up.  Add in yeast mixture and let rise.  Add more flour if needed.  Put a quarter-size amount of oil on pizza pan and spread.  Sprinkle corn meal on the pan (this makes it extra tasty).  Put dough in pan and begin spreading it around.  Flip over and continue to spread out.  Top with pizza sauce, cheese, and other desired toppings.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown and ENJOY!

Many stores sell small jars of pizza sauce for a dollar or less.  We don't like a lot of sauce on our pizza, so I can usually make 3 pizza's from one jar.  I have also used tomato paste and then added oregano, garlic salt and onion powder to it to make my own sauce. 

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