Homemade Pizza Dough

We love making homemade pizza at our house. In fact, it is rare that we buy any type of pre-made pizza. I will do another post sometime on the different pizzas we make (you won't find us making plain pepperoni or sausage). Recently I have had some requests for my dough so I thought I would share it with everyone. It is very simple and pretty quick. I usually use the time while the dough is rising to prep my toppings.


This is the recipe I use. However, there are a couple little changes I make: 1) I use 1 tsp Garlic Salt instead of regular salt, 2) I add a couple tsp. of dry Italian Seasoning as well.

1 pkg. reg. or quick-acting active dry yeast
1 c. warm water
1 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. salt
2 3/4 to 3 1/4 c. all-purpose flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water in a bowl. Stir in sugar, oil, salt and 1 cup of flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover and let rise in warm place until almost double, about 30 minutes (see note below).

Note: I preheated my oven to 200 degrees. Then turned it off and set the covered bowl in the oven with the door closed while I prepped my pizza toppings

Roll out on a pizza pan or cookie sheet and add your favorite toppings. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!!

Chicken Alfredo Pizza

This recipe my husband and I have made too many times to count. It is a big favorite in our house. In fact, we rarely buy or order pizza anymore since we have perfected all of our own pizza recipes. Tonight, I made another version of it and LOVED it. So I will post the basic recipe, and then my tips to customize it. Don't be afraid to try your own variations on this favorite!

1 tube refrigerated pizza dough (or one batch of homemade)
2 cups cut up cooked Chicken (I recommend grilled or rotisserie)
1 cup Alfredo Sauce (I use only Bertolli brand)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Roll dough out onto greased pizza pan or cookie sheet. Spread alfredo sauce evenly on crust. Add chicken evenly**. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake according to directions on dough tube.

** At this point add any other ingredients you would like as well

We usually always add crumbled cooked bacon and minced garlic. Sometimes we would also add some vidalia onion and roma tomatoes. Tonight I added fresh spinach (which was excellent!!). Use your imagination to try new combinations or toppings.

Spinach Pizza Roll-ups

Tonights recipe comes from my friend Meghan. These are quick, easy, cheap, and can very easily be made completely organic. Even my husband (who claims he does not like spinach) and toddler both enjoy these.

1 tube refrigerated pizza dough
1 c. Pizza Sauce
1 c. shredded Cheese
Fresh Baby Spinach

Roll out the pizza dough. Spread sauce on dough. Top with fresh spinach (as much or as little as you would like). Sprinkle with 2/3 of the cheese. Starting at one end, roll up as tightly as you can. Once rolled, cut into 8 pinwheels. Lay flat on a lightly oiled cookie sheet. Top each with a sprinkle of the remaining cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-22 minutes.