HOMEMADE PIZZA CRUST

Homemade Pizza Crust - The Southern Lady Cooks

This recipe for homemade pizza crust is so easy to make. .  This makes 2 twelve inch pizza crusts or you could make 3 eight inch pan sized pizzas.  You can make this in a square on a baking sheet if you don’t have a pizza pan.  The dough keeps well in the refrigerator for several days or you can freeze it.

Homemade Pizza Crust Simple Ingredients:

All-purpose flour

Salt

Sugar

Active dry yeast (1/4 ounce)

Water

So many delicious topping ideas! This pizza crust is super easy to make and one of our favorites. We love to make homemade pizza on a Saturday night. Everyone can add their favorite toppings and this pizza reheats well in the oven.

Note:  Meat toppings such as hamburger, sausage, bacon, ham, chicken, etc. should be cooked before adding to pizza.

Pizza Toppings – There are all kinds of toppings. This is a list of just a few you might want to consider

Meats – Sausage, Bacon, Hamburger, Ham, Salami, Pepperoni, Chicken, Turkey, Pork

Non-Meat Toppings – Black olives, red peppers, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, broccoli

Cheeses – Mozzarella, Provolone, Jack, Parmesan, Munster and Feta

You can add the amounts of each item you like to your pizza. I usually use about 1/2 cup of each. Enjoy!

Homemade Pizza Crust - The Southern Lady Cooks

Homemade Pizza Crust - The Southern Lady Cooks

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Homemade Pizza Crust

The Southern Lady Cooks
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, southern
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 package active dry yeast 1/4 ounce
  • 1 cup warm water

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together the flour, salt and sugar.  Add the yeast to the cup of warm water and stir to dissolve.  Mix the yeast into the flour. (I used the dough hook on my mixer to do this. You can do it by hand, too) Turn out onto a floured board and add more flour or water if needed until you can handle and knead the dough.
  • Knead dough until smooth and elastic.  Grease a bowl with cooking oil,  place dough in the bowl turning over once to make sure it is greased on both sides. Cover and let rise in a warm place about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Dough should double in size.
  • Once the dough rises remove and divide in half. Knead enough on floured surface to get any bubbles out of the dough.  Roll each half into a 12 inch circle and place on a sprayed pizza pan.
  • Once you have your dough rolled out and on the pizza pan bake it for about 8 minutes at 425 degrees before adding toppings.  Remove from oven brush crust with either tomato sauce or pizza sauce,  add your toppings and cook about 15 minutes longer until cheese is melted and crust is brown at 425 degrees.

Notes

Meat toppings such as hamburger, sausage, bacon, ham, chicken, etc. should be cooked before adding to pizza.
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