Homemade Pizza!

I hadn't made fresh pizza in a long time. I have been lazy lately and just buying the Pillsbury dough. It is good, but homemade is so much more satisfying. I bought some yeast today during groceries and made some pizza!

For fresh homemade pizza dough you need a few hours, some energy to use for punching and kneading the dough, and the following ingredients:
2 1/4 tsp yeast
1 1/3 cups warm water
2 cups white flour
1 1/2 cup wheat flour
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
This is what you do:
Combine the yeast and water and let rest for 5 minutes.
Add the rest of the ingredients to yeast mixture until combined. Knead on a floured surface for 10 minutes. You may need more white flour while doing this. When you are finished kneading the dough, rest the dough ball in a bowl that is coated in olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours. I usually leave it in the oven (not turned on).


This is what it looks like after you finish kneading.

After the 1 1/2 hours, it has doubled in size!
Now, punch the dough. Divide it in two, and roll each into a ball cover the dough balls in plastic wrap and let rest for 10-15 minutes.

Now, you can preheat the oven to 475 F and cook and prepare your toppings.

I used:

turkey bacon

sliced tomatoes

caramelized onions

garlic

bbq sauce

pizza cheese

After the 10-15 minutes, roll out and stretch one of the dough balls so that it fits a greased and floured pizza pan. Coat in some olive oil to prevent it from getting soggy. Then make indentations with your fingertips. You can see mine in the picture. Let this sit for 10 minutes.

Now, add the toppings. Cook in the oven for 12 minutes. Cut and serve right away!

It was wicked good!