Homemade Pizza Dough And Sauce Recipes

PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine the bread flour, sugar, yeast and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and combine. While the mixer is running, add the water and 2 tablespoons of the oil and beat until the dough forms into a ball. If the dough is sticky, add additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together in a solid ball. If the dough is too dry, add additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.
• Grease a large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.

HOMEMADE PIZZA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine tomato sauce and paste. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Cool. , Pour into jars or freezer containers, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Freeze up to 12 months. Thaw frozen sauce in refrigerator before serving.

EASY HOMEMADE PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Stir whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, yeast, salt, sugar, olive oil, and warm water with a spatula until formed into a sticky ball of dough that pulls away from sides of a large bowl, about 3-4 minutes.
• Cover the bowl with a light cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) for 18 hours, until doubled in size.
• Preheat the oven to 550 degrees F (280 degrees C). Sprinkle a baking sheet with cornmeal.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and sprinkle with more flour. Form the dough into a rectangle, and cut it into four equal parts. Shape each piece into a ball, stretching and tucking the dough to create a smooth surface, adding more flour if needed. Cover the dough balls with a towel and let rest for 15 minutes.
• To shape the dough, sprinkle the surface with flour and lightly pat flat. Use a rolling pin to form a thin disk about 9 inches in diameter.
• Transfer the formed crust to the prepared baking sheet and top as desired. Bake on the bottom rack for 4 minutes, move to the middle rack and bake for 5-6 minutes more minutes, until the bottom is crispy and the top is lightly browned. Move to cooling rack to cool slightly before serving.

PIZZA DOUGH AND SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water (I add a pinch of sugar) and allow to set until it begins to foam, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in salt, oil and half of flour. Gradually add remaining flour, mixing well.
• Knead 8-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and let rise until double (1/2-1 hour) Punch down and let rise again until double. Punch down and divide. Pat out on two pizza pans.
• Top with pizza sauce & toppings. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
• Pizza Sauce: Mix all ingredients together, blending well. (You can also add a few sprinkles of garlic powder if you want).
• Makes enough for two 12- or14-inch pizzas or one thick 16-inch pizza.
• Top with meats, cheese and other toppings.
• To freeze, prepared pizza method: double wrap and freeze the prepared pizza (without baking it) on the pizza pan. Unwrap and bake the frozen pizza at 400°F for about 22 minutes.
• Alternative freezing method: after first punch down of dough, divide dough and place in a zip-loc bag and place in the freezer. To prepare, remove from freezer and place in a greased bowl. The dough will take about 8-10 hours to thaw and raise slightly. Pat out on grease pizza pan and proceed as directed above. I also freeze half the sauce in a small container for future use.

PIZZA SAUCE AND DOUGH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a food processor, combine flour, Italian seasoning and salt. Pulse until mixed. Add yeast mixture, flat beer and oil. Pulse until a ball is formed. Scrape dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead for several minutes until dough is smooth and elastic. Allow dough to rest for 2 to 3 minutes. Divide dough in half, and shape into balls. Place dough balls in separate bowls, and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise at room temperature for about 1 hour, then store in the refrigerate overnight.
• To make the sauce: Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions until tender. Stir in garlic, and cook for 1 minute. Crush tomatoes into saucepan. Add tomato paste, basil, parsley and oregano. Simmer for 10 minutes.

HOMEMADE PIZZA DOUGH AND SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in warm water. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a seperate bowl,weigh the flours to equal a combined total of 280 grams (OR) lightly spoon flour into measuring cups and place in a bowl.
• Add 2 tablespoons of cheese and Mrs. Dash to the flour mixture.
• Add the flour mixture to the yeast mixture.
• Stir until a soft dough form and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 6 minutes. If needed, add additional flour, 1 tbsp @ a time to prevent dough from sticking to your hands.
• Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray.
• Turn the dough to coat with spray.
• Cover the bowl with a towel. Let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from draft, for 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.
• Remove dough from bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for up to a day, unless using immediatedly.
• When ready to make the pizza, preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
• Place a rack lowest part of the oven.
• Remove the dough from plastic wrap.
• Place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Roll dough out into a 12 inch.
• circle. (Don't worry about making a perfect circle).
• Lightly sprinkle a round pan with corn meal.
• Roll the dough onto the prepared pan and crimp the edges.
• Lightly spray the surface of the crust with cooking spray, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Remove from refrigerator, remove the plastic wrap.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on the crust, spread the sauce on the pizza and add the cheese.
• Place pizza in the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese begins to bubble and crust is toasted, but not burned.
• For the Sauce:.
• Cook the garlic in a small pot coated with cooking spray. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the water, tomato paste and seasoning. Stir with a whisk and simmer for 20 minutes.

THE BEST PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar; add yeast and whisk until dissolved. Let stand until bubbles form on surface. In a large bowl, whisk 3 cups flour, salt, remaining 1 teaspoon sugar and, if desired, dried herbs. Make a well in center; add yeast mixture and oil. Stir until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead, adding more flour to surface as needed until no longer sticky and dough is smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a large greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes; transfer bowl to refrigerator and chill overnight. Allow dough to come to room temperature, about 30 minutes, before rolling.