Homemade Pizza

Pizza Crust Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. dry yeast

1 cup water, lukewarm

2 to 2 + 1/2 cups flour

1 + 1/2 Tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

1 + 1/2 Tbsp. shortening

Pizza Sauce Ingredients:

1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
2  (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
2 tsp. dried oregano
2 tsp. dried basil
2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. ground sweet paprika
2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. white vinegar
black pepper, to taste
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce

Directions for Pizza Sauce:

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.  Stir till well blended and spread on pizza crust.

Directions for Pizza Crust:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dissolve yeast in the lukewarm water and set aside. Combine flour, sugar, salt, and shortening and stir with a fork till well blended. Stir in the yeast and water mixture until dough is soft and sticky. Divide dough into 2 balls. Roll out each ball on a greased pizza pan or baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes and then remove from the oven. Cover dough with pizza sauce and toppings and bake for another 12 minutes (or until cheese is melted and the bottom of the crust is not doughy).

Possible Pizza Toppings:

pineapple, crushed or chunked

olives, sliced

sausage or hamburger, cooked

pepperoni

green peppers, diced

onions, diced

red peppers, diced

mushrooms, sliced

canadian bacon

Difficulty: Easy

Time to Make: about 30 minutes

Crust Recipe Origin: Crust - Mom
Sauce Recipe Origin: http://www.bestrecipesevar.com/old-school-pizza-sauce/