Homemade Pizza (crust)

Hooray for Pizza (as everyone tends to cheer in this house when they find out it's pizza night!). Tonight is, indeed, homemade pizza night. YUM! For as long as I can remember, Mike and I have always made our own crust for pizza. It's a pretty easy thing to do, so here is the recipe for all of you to try! As always, ENJOY!

Jenno's Homemade Pizza Crust

• 1.5 cups WARM water
• 1.5 tsp dry active yeast
• 1.5 tsp sugar
• 2 1/2 - 3 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp EVOO

1. In a large bowl, whisk together warm water, yeast and sugar (water should be as warm as your bath water). Let sit for 10 minutes, until foamy on top.
2. Add in 2 1/4 cups of flour, salt and olive oil and mix. Using stand mixer, or your hands, knead dough for 5 minutes. Add in more flour as needed, so dough is just slightly tacky.
3. Form dough into a ball, place back in bowl and lightly oil. Proof dough in microwave (as per instuctions from bread recipe) for 1 hour.
4. Atfer an hour, dough should be doubled in size. Carefully pour dough out onto floured surface. Divide into 2 balls.
5. Roll each ball out to size of pan and place on lighly greased pan. Cover with a towel and leave to rest 15 minutes.
6. While dough rests, pre-heat oven to 425 degrees (convection if you have it).
7. Pierce dough mulitiple times with a fork, then cover with your (homemade) sauce. Add toppings and cheese, then bake in hot oven for 12-15 minutes.
8. Allow pizza to sit for a few minutes before cutting it. Enjoy!