Pizza Dough and Sauce

By xan705

Ingredients

• Pizza Dough
• 3/4 * 3/4 tablespoon yeast
• 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 * 3 tablespoons oil
• 4 * 4 cups flour (we prefer half white, half wheat)
• Pizza Sauce
• 1 * 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup red wine or 1/2 cup water
• 1 * 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 * 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 -2 * 1 -2 tablespoon parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 16
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

1. 1 In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water (I add a pinch of sugar) and allow to set until it begins to foam, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in salt, oil and half of flour. Gradually add remaining flour, mixing well.
3. 3 Knead 8-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and let rise until double (1/2-1 hour) Punch down and let rise again until double. Punch down and divide. Pat out on two pizza pans.
4. 4 Top with pizza sauce & toppings. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
5. 5 Pizza Sauce: Mix all ingredients together, blending well. (You can also add a few sprinkles of garlic powder if you want).
6. 6 Makes enough for two 12- or14-inch pizzas or one thick 16-inch pizza.
7. 7 Top with meats, cheese and other toppings.
8. 8 To freeze, prepared pizza method: double wrap and freeze the prepared pizza (without baking it) on the pizza pan. Unwrap and bake the frozen pizza at 400°F for about 22 minutes.
9. 9 Alternative freezing method: after first punch down of dough, divide dough and place in a zip-loc bag and place in the freezer. To prepare, remove from freezer and place in a greased bowl. The dough will take about 8-10 hours to thaw and raise slightly. Pat out on grease pizza pan and proceed as directed above. I also freeze half the sauce in a small container for future use.