Being home everyday has finally allowed me to use my cooking talents (blaaaa. i have none) to actually make kent dinner each night. pizza was on the menu for last week but then we found out that schlotzky's does wednesday night pizzas for 1.99!! and we went there. they were AMAZING! so this week we decided to do homemade.

I told laney about the pizza and she wanted the recipe...so voila. here's the recipe and a pic. We should have taken a picture after it was done baking, but kent was too hungry! kent rates my dinners on a scale of 1 to 10. anything above a five or six is okay for a redo. The pizza got an eight. I have to admit, this was my best pizza yet! I really liked the crust. it was crispy on the outside and nice and fluffy on the inside. and the sauce was delish. we didn't have any pineapple for a topping, its my fav. kent HATES warm pineapple so he was glad.

The recipes are a little bit adapted and made up. you can change them to your own liking.

sauce:
half can of tomato paste (or a whole can if its one of the small ones)
half can tomatoes with juice (the ones cut into pieces)
half can of tomato sauce
spices! I added oregano, basil, onion salt, garlic salt, and a few shakes of parm cheese.
a couple spoonfuls of b. sugar (it makes EVERYTHING taste better)
Just put in the seasonings to taste. whatever you like best.
put it all together and stick it in the magic bullet. If you don't have the mb you can probably use a blender. just pour it on the uncooked pizza dough. add toppings.
oh, and because everything is half a can I made the other half and froze it for next time.

dough:
2.25 tsp yeast (1 packet)
1/2 tsp b sugar (I put in a tablespoon)
1.5 cups warm water
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 and 1/3 Cup flour
1/4-1/2 cup parm cheese
seasonings to taste (oregano, onion salt, garlic salt, etc)

dissolve the yeast and sugar in the water(let sit for ten minutes)
stir in salt and oil
add seasonings
add flour
if its too sticky, add some flour. if its too tough, add some water.
let the dough rise one hour (covered). after an hour punch it down, roll into a tight ball, and let it relax for a few minutes. place on pizza stone that is well oiled with evoo.
add sauce and toppings. put the pizza on the BOTTOM rack so the crust cooks and the toppings don't burn. when edges are light brown it is finished! about 15-20 minutes. dont let the crust get too brown...it should be LIGHT brown.