Homemade Pizzas

I rolled out individual sizes for the kids and let them top their own. They actually had more interest in devouring the toppings than building a pizza, but the pizzas made it to the oven eventually. :P

And this is a grown up version - pepperoni, ham, Italian sausage, red & yellow bell pepper, and onion.

I will share my go-to dough recipe with you. It's for the bread machine, but you can do it by hand too. I ended up doing just that because my machine is pretty much dead.


Pizza Dough (Bread Machine)
Yield: 1 large or 2 medium pizzas

1 cup beer (you can use water, but beer is best for flavour)
1 tbsp shortening
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 3/4 cups white flour (bread or all-purpose)
1 1/4 tsp yeast
OPTIONAL: 2 tbsp cornmeal

Measure first 6 ingredients in order listed into Baking Pan. Set bread machine to Dough setting. When cycle is complete, remove dough from machine to a lightly floured surface. If necessary, knead in enough flour to make dough easy to handle.

Grease two 12" pans or one 14" pan, and sprinkle with cornmeal (optional). Roll out dough and place on pan or pat in pan. Top each pizza with sauce and toppings. Bake at 425°F for 15 to 25 minutes or until done. Pizza is done when edges of crust are golden and cheese is bubbly.