Simple Pizza Crust

Saying that my family eats pizza often may be an understatement. We eat it VERY often. At least once a week. The only saving grace to this habit is that it is homemade pizza and so therefore it's really just as healthy as any standard meal.

I've been making our own pizza ever since I married Justin. I first got this recipe from my mom's bread machine recipe book and while I've changed it a smidgen, it's still essentially the same recipe.

Pizza in case you've been living under a rock, is a very versatile meal. You can go with plain old cheese pizza (our usual because we always have those basic ingredients). You can get a more hearty pizza by adding meat like with a bbq chicken pizza. Or you can get fancy with a colorful pepper pizza or a pear gorgonzola pizza. We've tried them all and are continuously making up new pizzas but they always use this same basic pizza crust.


Simple Pizza Crust

1 cup warm water
1 tbs honey
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp yeast

Directions:
Place all ingredients in this order into a bread machine. Select Dough cycle and let the machine do it's job. When cycle is complete, remove dough and form into crust on a baking sheet or preferably a pizza stone. I like to pre-cook my crust before adding toppings (to avoid any soggy issues) if you would like to do the same, just cook the crust in a 500 degree oven for 6 minutes. Remove from oven, add all your toppings and place it back in the 500 degree over for another 6-10 minutes.

If you do not have a bread machine, you can use the same ingredients except you will want to mix the water, honey, and yeast. Let proof for 15 minutes add the remaining ingredients and let rise for an hour.