Pizza!

OK, my boys love pizza! I like it too. And the good thing about making it at home is you can control the toppings, ingredients and more to make it healthier than take out!
First you start with the basic pizza dough.

Basic Pizza Dough
Ingredients:

• 1 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1.5 tsp dry yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbs sugar
• approx 3 cups of flour

Directions:
Mix all ingredients starting with the top and working your way down the list except for the flour. I start with one cup of flour and use my mixer until it starts working it's way up the beater. Then I put a cup of flour on my counter, plop the dough down, and slowly work it in with my hands pulling from under the dough so there is always dry flour where I am touching. I do this until it is kneadable (is that a word, even?) Then I knead for 10min or so.

Then you spread out on your pan. i have a fairly large pizza pan about 18inches wide and it fills it. I also have a large square pan I use. Then you can top with homemade sauce! (recipe follows) I also like to use lowfat mozzarella. The boys like pepperoni and I like to use whatever veggies I have available. I also double this recipe because our boys love pizza and we always make 2 and eat 2!

Homemade Pizza Sauce
Ingredients:
1 can (15oz) tomato sauce
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder (optional. if I am out I don't use it)
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

In a small bowl, whisk the tomato sauce with the spices and olive oil. This makes 2 cups of sauce and will be enough for one pizza made with the recipe above. I've alo used italian flavored tomato sauce and just added a bit of garlic powder. I double this as well.
Here is the result: