Homemade Pizza Recipe

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Ingredients:

Active dry yeast (1/4 ounce)

Sugar (1 teaspoon)

Warm water from 110° to 115° (1-1/4 Cups)

Canola oil (1/4 Cup)

Salt (1 teaspoon)

All-purpose flour (3-1/2 Cups)

Ground beef (1/2 pound)

1 chopped small onion

Tomato sauce (15 ounces)

Dried oregano (3 teaspoons)

Dried basil (1 teaspoon)

Diced medium green pepper (1)                             

Shredded cheese (2 cups)

Process:

Dissolve yeast and sugar in large bowl with water and let stand for 5 minutes. Add oil and salt with it. Mix in flour and a cup at a time until a soft dough forms.

Turn onto floured surface and knead until smooth about 2-3 minutes. Put it in a greased bowl. Turning once to grease the top. Wrap and let rise in a warm place till doubled about 45 minutes. In the meantime, heat beef and onion over average heat till no longer pink; drain.

Punch down dough and separate in half. Push each into a greased 12-inches pizza pan. Mix the tomato sauce, oregano and basil. Spread over each outside. Top with beef combination, green pepper and cheese.

Heat at 400° for 25-30 minutes or till crust is lightly browned.