Simple, Easy Pizza

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups luke-warm water
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 8 -10 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 6 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 add water, yeast, sugar, and salt to mixing bowl.
• 2 let sit 10 minutes. you should see bubbles of yeast (if not, you may have the wrong water temperature: start over).
• 3 mix in flour conservatively - don't add too much. after mixing it in, keep adding until dough is not wet looking and can be kneaded.
• 4 knead dough until smooth.
• 5 let rise at least 30 minutes (ideally 1 hour) at room temperature.
• 6 pre-heat oven to 475 degrees.
• 7 split dough into pieces (3-5 depending on size of pizza).
• 8 roll dough out each to the size of your pan (toss if desired to help reach appropriate size).
• 9 sprinkle corn meal onto each pan.
• 10 place dough onto pans, stretching or squeezing if necessary to fit properly.
• 11 spread some tomato sauce onto dough, leaving about an inch around the outside without sauce.
• 12 spread some cheese on top of the sauce.
• 13 add additional toppings as desired.
• 14 bake for 8-12 minutes, or until dough is fully cooked. the bottom of the pizza should be at least a little crispy.