Pizza!!

Makes 1 14-inch pizza
1 package dry active yeast
1/4 cup warm water
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

Put the yeast and 1/4 cup of the water into a bowl, and stir to dissolve the yeast. Let stand for 1 minute. In a large warm bowl, sift together the flour and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the yeast mixture, oil and the rest of the water.
With your hands, mix together the liquids with the flour until combined, and the dough holds together. Turn out onto a floured board. Knead the dough until it is smooth and silky, about 10 minutes.
Shape the dough into a ball and place in an oiled bowl. Cover the bowl with a tea towel or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead again until the dough is smooth. Roll out the dough, or toss by hand, gently stretching the dough as you work, and until it is in about a 14-inch circle or square.
Transfer to a well oiled baking sheet, top with your favorite pizza toppings, and bake at 450 degrees for about 20 minutes.

*This was so much fun to make, and I felt like I was a professional chef! Though it does take about 2 hours total to make, it is so worth it. It's a lot easier than you think, and you can make it however you want! You can add dried herbs to the dough, you can use wheat flour instead of regular flour, you can put any topping you want, the list goes on and on. The pizza I made was half pepperoni, half eggplant. And of course, lots of cheese! I used the tomato basil sauce we made a couple weeks ago for the sauce, and a blend of mozzarella cheese, cheddar and parmesan cheeses. Get the kids involved in this one too! Let them help you knead the dough and punch it down after it's done rising. Try it, you'll love it.

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