Homemade Pizza

Last night, I busted out the good old KitchenAid and endeavoured homemade pizza crust.  This is normally my husbands domain, but I thought I would give it a try.

I used the recipe from the KitchenAid mixer recipe book.  Although anything involving yeast scares me, this was actually super easy and turned out really well.  I only took a "before" baking photo, but I can assure you it was all cheesy and bubbly and amazing after baking.

Instead of typing out the whole recipe and instructions, I thought I would just post the link and then tell you how I modified it and what I used for toppings.

CRUST RECIPE

Modifications:

• I used an equal mix of white and whole wheat flour.
• I baked it on the pizza stone.  I heated the stone up, spread cornmeal all over the stone and then spread the dough on the stone.
• I baked just the crust on the stone for 7-10 minutes, then added the toppings and baked for an additional 10 minutes.

Toppings:

I was going for sort of a tuscany vibe, but whilst still cleaning out the fridge a bit in the process.

• Homemade pizza sauce
• 1 tiny can of tomato paste
• 1 medium can of tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp honey
• Costco Tuscan Seasoning
• Red onion, sliced
• Red pepper, sliced
• Mushrooms, sliced
• Pastrami, diced
• Tomato slices
• Fresh basil
• Fresh mozza, sliced
• Fresh parm