I usually use half a jar of Ragu Homemade Style Pizza sauce for each pizza. If you only make one pizza just put the lid on it and refrigerate the rest until later. I like to sprinkle some garlic salt and 2 Tbsp fresh chopped basil on top of the sauce for added yumminess.
It's fun to make pizzas with the kids because they love to add their own toppings; and honestly I do too! :D This recipe makes one large pizza, or you could split it up into a few individual sized pizzas.
Pizza Dough with Basil
Ingredients:
2 3/4 to 3 1/4 c flour
4 1/2 tsp yeast
2 Tbsp chopped fresh or 1/4 tsp dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1 c warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
2 Tbsp olive oil
corn meal, for sprinkling, optional
Olive oil, for extra
Directions:
1. Place 2 3/4 c flour, yeast, basil and salt in food processor, mix 10 seconds. Add water and oil. Mix 30 to 45 seconds or until dough pulls from sides of bowl. If dough is still sticky (mine never is, but it depends on the flour used), add flour 1/4 c at a time, until dough is no longer sticky. Lightly oil dough ball with olive oil, place in bowl and cover, letting rise about 45 minutes, or until double in size.
2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray large pizza pan, or jelly roll pan of you have to. Sprinkle lightly with corn meal. Set aside.
4. Spread dough out onto large pizza pan (or jelly roll pan), pressing it with your fingers to the edges, making a circular shape. Drizzle olive oil on crust and spread evenly with basting brush.
4. Spread pizza sauce evenly over dough, leaving 1/2" or so at edges for crust. Sprinkle garlic salt and fresh basil, if using, over sauce then toppings. Place in oven, starting to check at 12 minutes. Pizza is done when cheese is melted and dough starts to turn golden brown.
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