Homemade Pizza Dough And Sauce

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

Ingredients

• 1 cup bread flour (140 grams)
• 1 cup of organic whole wheat flour (140 grams)
• 5 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese (3 will be used to sprinkle on the dough before adding all toppings)
• 1/2 teaspoon of mrs. dash italian herb seasoning
• 2 1/4 teaspoons (1 package of dry active yeast)
• 3/4 cup warm water (100-105 degrees)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• cornmeal (to sprinke on the pizza pan)
• cooking spray
• 1 cup water
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 3 cloves fresh garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon smucker's no sugar added orange spread, mrs. dash italian medley seasoning blend (add more if needed)
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in warm water. stir and let stand for 5 minutes.
• 2 in a seperate bowl,weigh the flours to equal a combined total of 280 grams (or) lightly spoon flour into measuring cups and place in a bowl.
• 3 add 2 tablespoons of cheese and mrs. dash to the flour mixture.
• 4 add the flour mixture to the yeast mixture.
• 5 stir until a soft dough form and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• 6 turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 6 minutes. if needed, add additional flour, 1 tbsp @ a time to prevent dough from sticking to your hands.
• 7 place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray.
• 8 turn the dough to coat with spray.
• 9 cover the bowl with a towel. let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from draft, for 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.
• 10 remove dough from bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for up to a day, unless using immediatedly.
• 11 when ready to make the pizza, preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
• 12 place a rack lowest part of the oven.
• 13 remove the dough from plastic wrap.
• 14 place the dough on a lightly floured surface. roll dough out into a 12 inch.
• 15 circle. (don't worry about making a perfect circle).
• 16 lightly sprinkle a round pan with corn meal.
• 17 roll the dough onto the prepared pan and crimp the edges.
• 18 lightly spray the surface of the crust with cooking spray, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• 19 remove from refrigerator, remove the plastic wrap.
• 20 sprinkle remaining cheese on the crust, spread the sauce on the pizza and add the cheese.
• 21 place pizza in the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese begins to bubble and crust is toasted, but not burned.
• 22 for the sauce:.
• 23 cook the garlic in a small pot coated with cooking spray. saute for 2 to 3 minutes. add the water, tomato paste and seasoning. stir with a whisk and simmer for 20 minutes.