Who doesn't love a pizza night? And if you've never made your own pizza dough before, don't be intimidated! It comes together really easily, and is so much fun.

All you need is a few simple ingredients, a little bit of time and patience and there you have it! 

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 1 tsp active dry yeast

• 1 tsp sugar

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• salt

Directions

1. in a medium bowl, add 1 cup of warm water, 1 tsp active dry yeast, 1 tsp sugar and give it a little stir.
2. Wait about 5 minutes until it starts to froth.
3. Add in 2 cups of flour, 1 tsp of salt, and 2 tbsp of olive oil. Mix it with a wooden spoon until it starts to come together, then dump the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
4. Knead the dough for ~5 minutes
5. Lightly oil a bowl and put the dough into the lightly oiled bowl and cover with a tea towel. 
6. Let the dough proof for at least 1 hour in a warm area (I love putting it in the oven with the light on).
7. After at least an hour the dough should have doubled in size. Dump the dough onto a floured surface and divide into two.
8. Roll out your dough on floured surface with a rolling pin, or stretch it out with your hands.

Pair this with your recipe for tomato sauce, some toppings and boom - homemade pizza! 

Tips:

• flour your baking sheet before putting the dough on it
• cook your pizza in a very hot oven!
• this recipe makes two pizza doughs - you can freeze one in an airtight container or store it in the fridge

Topping combos we love

• caramelized onions, leeks, and garlic with mushrooms and ricotta
• banana peppers, pineapple, olives
• sun-dried tomatoes, onions, basil