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Pizza Dough and Sauce Recipe

This has a "restaurant style" taste to it, and I think it's because of all the olive oil in the sauce. I've made pizza so many different ways before. This was probably my most unhealthiest recipe but also the tastiest =P

Serving size: dough for 2 small individual pizzas; sauce is enough for ~2 medium pizzas
Duration: Best to prep a few hours ahead of time

Ingredients

Dough
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1/4 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 tbsp quick rise yeast
  • 1/4 tbsp salt
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/4 (1.25) cups AP flour, or more, enough to make a soft, smooth dough
Sauce
  • 3/4 cup water 
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 (6oz) can of tomato paste
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced 
  • 3/4 tsp salt, to taste 
  • ground black pepper to taste 
  • ½ tbsp dried oregano 
  • ½ tbsp dried basil 
  • ½ tsp dried rosemary, crushed

Directions
  1. Combine pizza sauce ingredients and let it sit in fridge for a couple hours to allow flavours to infuse.
  2. Add yeast, sugar, and water together and let it sit for a few minutes for yeast to activate. Then add salt and olive oil.
  3. Add the flour starting with 1 cup and adding more as necessary to make a soft, smooth dough.
  4. Knead the dough (e.g. by hand) until it's smooth and elastic, about 7 to 10 minutes.
  5. Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover it, and let it rise for 1 to 2 hours in a warm spot. If rising for 2 hours, you should see it almost double in size.
  6. After rising, divide dough into two balls and roll out into pizza shape. The dough will feel very tough so let it rest and relax several times in between rolling out.
  7. Add sauce and toppings.
  8. Bake at 450F for 20 minutes until cheese is hot and bubbly.
  9. Let it cool on a cooling rack to keep crust from getting soggy before serving.

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