Great Homemade Pizza recipe

When you want to prepare an easy meal that you know the whole family will enjoy, you will want to think about making pizza. This is the one meal that most people in the family will agree on. Pizza is also a perfect choice for making on those nights when the family wants to visit with each other in front of a movie. It's also a great thing to make the teens when they are going to be having their friends over and you find yourself in the position of cooking for them.

Ingredients List:

Ingredients for the dough:
1.25 envelope of active dry yeast
1 cup of warm water
3 cups of flour
¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp shortening

Ingredients for the sauce:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 can of tomato paste, 6 oz
½ cup of chopped onion
6 ounces of water
½ tsp granulated sugar
1 tsp of salt
1/8 tsp of ground pepper
½ tsp of garlic powder
¼ tsp of dried basil
½ tsp of dried oregano
¼ tsp of dried marjoram
¼ tsp of ground cumin
¼ tsp chili powder
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Directions:

You will want to take out a small sized bowl and dissolve the yeast in warm water and let it stand for about ten minutes or until it is creamy. Take out a larger bowl and combine your flour, salt, and shortening. Then stir in your yeast mixture. Once the dough has pulled together, take it out and place it onto a lightly floured surface and knead it for about 8 minutes. You want it to become smooth and elastic textured.

Now you will want to lightly oil a large bowl and place the dough into the bowl. You should turn the dough so it all gets covered in the oil. Cover the bowl with a towel and allow it to rise for about 45 minutes. Heat oil in a small sized sauce pan placed over medium heat. Sauté your onion until it is tender. Then stir in your tomato paste and water. Season it with the sugar, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, basil, oregano, marjoram, cumin, chili powder and red pepper flakes and simmer it for 15 minutes.

The final step will be for you to divide the dough in half and spread it onto pizza pans. Cover each of the dough with the sauce and any toppings you choose. You will bake it in the oven at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until the crust is done.

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