Stephanie's Pizza

I made this Sunday afternoon, changing the recipe to one for the bread machine. I'll add those directions. For toppings, I used ground beef browned with lots of onions (what I had on hand); Italian blend shredded cheese, and my favorite pizza sauce. It turned out great.

I usually make one pizza with sausage, onions, green peppers, and mushrooms and another with less meat but I used the ingredients I had on hand this time.

One thing I like about this recipe, the dough rolls out to be used on a cookie sheet...thin crust that bakes just fine and not doughy at all.

Stephanie's Pizza

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cups warm water

Proof 1/4 cup warm water, 2 teaspoons yeast, a little sugar

Gradually add proofed mixture to first ingredients in mixture. Add water until right consistency.

Divide dough in half, roll into 2 squares as thin as possible (I rolled mine into a rectangle the size of the cookie sheet.

Bake on bottom rack of oven at 500 degrees for 10 minutes (I found 8 min. worked better in my stove).

BREAD MACHINE:

1 cup warm water
a little sugar (optional but I think it helps the yeast)
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons yeast

(I added a couple tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to both recipes)

My bread machine instructions call for the water, sugar, and salt to be added first. Then the flour with the yeast on top. Push the dough cycle and proceed from above recipe when ready.