Homemade pizza in less than 1 hour

Being a mom on the go, we are pulled in a thousand different directions at any given time. It is not until the dreaded question gets asked, “What’s for dinner?” It Then hits you, you forgot to plan tonight’s dinner. No fret! I got ya!

This homemade pizza recipe is SUPER simple and you can typically make it with ingredients you already have in your fridge and pantry. They boys are happy and you typically have enough dough leftover for pizza emergencies down the road.

For the pizza sauce you can typically get from the store, but if you don’t have it on hand you can make your own.

Here’s the recipe. Enjoy

Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

Prep time: 45 minutes Cook time: 20-25 minutes

Dough Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour

1 packet instant yeast : 2 & 1/4 teaspoon

1 tbsp sugar

1tbsp vegatable oil

2 tsp salt

1 cup warm water

Pizza sauce ingredients:

15 oz. can of tomatoe sauce

6 oz can of tomatoe paste

1-2 tbsp sugar

1-2 tbsp garlic 2 tbsp dry italian seasoning

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp pepper

Pizza Toppings: shredded parmasean cheese, shredded mozzarella, and pepperoni

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
2. combine warm water, yeast, sugar, and oil. Stir until well incorporated. Let sit for 5 minutes.
3. Combine flour and salt into stand mixer with hook attachment.
4. At the 5 minutes mark, your yeast mixture should look bubbly/frothy. This is what you want to see. Pour the wet ingredients into dry.
5. Start mixer on low to incorporate all ingredients. If need be, stop mixer to make sure all flour from sides are scraped down into wet ingredients.
6. After ingredients are incorporated, turn mixer on medium speed until the dough forms a ball. Then, keep on medium speed for another 5 minutes . The dough should be elastic, smooth, and not sticky to the touch. If it is sticky, add a sprinkle of flour, mix then repeat until you get the desired texture.
7. Lightly oil a large bowl. Take dough out mixer. Fold few times to form a ball. Put into pre-oiled bowl and cover with seran wrap for 30 minutes or until the dough has doubled in size.
8. In the meantime Mix all ingredients for your pizza sauce into a small pot on stove. Simmer on low until you’ve incorporated all ingredients.
9. Gather your pizza toppings: parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni.
10. Lightly flour working surface and rolling pin. Dump dough out on counter. I cut mine into 3 parts because I used 9 inch pans, but feel free to divide as you’d like. Roll dough out gently.
11. Get your pan, lightly oil it. Take your dough and gently stretch it out in pan WITHOUT tearing until it meets the pan’s edge.
12. Top it with sauce, cheese, and pepperoni
13. Put into over for 20-25 minutes or until crust is brown
14. Take out of pan. Let it cool. and enjoy