Pizza

Ingredients

Pizza dough

• 180ml warm water (~100°F)
• 7g active dry yeast (one packet)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 240g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3/4 tsp salt

Toppings

• 4-6 tbsp Tomato sauce (canned)
• 1tsp minced garlic
• 2 Tomatoes (medium sized Roma), sliced
• Italian sausage / meatballs
• Fresh basil
• Mozzarella cheese (or substitute with Swiss)
• Parmesan cheese
• Pineapple

Steps

1. Add the sugar and yeast into warm water, stir well and wait for 5 minutes until frothy
2. Add flour, salt, and olive oil and mix until it forms a dough
3. Knead the dough until it forms a smooth ball, dusting with flour as needed
4. Drizzle olive oil over the dough ball, cover with plastic wrap, and keep in a warm place for 1 hour for it to rise
5. The dough should rise to about double in size. Punch out any air pockets.
6. Dust the working surface with flour, and flatten the dough to ~12 inches

Assemble toppings

1. Add tomato sauce to the pizza and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle on the mined garlic
2. Add the Mozzarella or Swiss cheese
3. Add sliced tomatoes and some fresh basil
4. Add Italian sausages or meatballs, and pineapple
5. Brush on some olive oil
6. Bake (w/ convection) in the lowest rack of the oven at 455°F for 18 minutes (see note)

Comments

• Can spread out the dough even thinner, since it rises quite well
• The bottom of the pizza can be a little crunchier. Try putting the pizza on the lowest rack of the oven