Say NO to take out

Why does some chain pizza joint get to decide how you like your sauce? Around here most normal restaurants try to seduce one's senses using a sickeningly sweet tomato sauce on top of a flavorless cracker- like crust. YUCK. So instead of putting up with a stranger's definition good, wholesome, pizza I make my own. Because it is your pie, top your glorious creation with whatever sauce ( or use the Italian Gravy recipe) you want, canned or otherwise. Furthermore play with alfredo, bbq and topping combos like at the gourmet places hopefully you too can find a favorite fall back dinner recipe for an at home date night. To play with the texture one can add 2 Tablespoons of cornmeal to make a dryer crust, or up to 1/4 cup potato flakes to make the crust more tender. One last note, if you need the yeast to activate a bit faster ie. you have a room full of starving testy tasters add any acidic liquid in the first step. Yeast loves a slightly lower ph.
Pizza dough
Combine 1 cup luke warm water (105-120 degrees)
1 scant TBS or packet quick acting dry yeast
1 tsp sugar or 1 TBS juice
wet yeast granules and set to the side.
Combine 2 cups flour with cornmeal or potato flakes
or 2 1/2 cups plain flour.
1/2- 1 tsp salt
1 TBS olive oil
stir then make well in the middle of a medium bowl.
add the blooming yeast it should look foamy and smell like a bread store.
Mix with spatula or spoon until combined. Using 1/4- 3/4 cup flour- depending on the humidity etc. knead dough until it starts to be less tacky and smell like warmed yeast. Ideally cover in greased bowl adn let rise for 30 min to 1 hour your finger indentation will leave an imprint. or let rest 5- 10 min and shape into a pizza then top with favorite toppings.
Cook in preheated 400 degree oven for 12-14 minutes. Dough can be simply buttered and covered in kosher or seasoning salt of choice and baked for shorter time to make delicious bread sticks.
Smile and Savor it.
DON'T PLAN ON LEFTOVERS
Ms. Brownie