Pizza Crust and Sauce

This is the pizza dough recipe I always go to when I am going to make my own pizza. The sauce is simple, yet does the job well.

Pizza Crust
                                                                   
1 cup warm water (110*-115*)
1 1/2 tsp yeast
2 tsp sugar
3 cups flour (I use 1 cup white the rest wheat. Also depending on the day you may only need 2 1/2 cups, other days you may need three)
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbsp Vegetable oil

Dissolve yeast in water, add a dash of sugar to test the yeast. Blend in 2 cups of flour and the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. stir in any of the last one cup flour you need. Knead for 3-4 minutes. Cover and let rest 30 minutes. Punch down dough and shape into ball. Grease and sprinkle cornmeal on the pan you want to use. I just use a cookie sheet and fill it up to get a big square pizza. Roll out ball or stretch by hand to fit the pan you will be using.


Pizza Sauce
                                                                   
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp Italian Seasoning

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer 3-5 minutes or until sauce deepens in color.

Top crust with sauce and toppings. Bake 450* for 15 minutes. Watch it, depending on how thin you stretched the dough it can cook fast.

Dough to freeze for later

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