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PIZZA THE COMFORT FOOD

Pizza is one food that is generally eaten by people of different age groups; pizza can also be called comfort food. Finding a main dish that contains all the food groups can be a real time saver and make you feel a little better about choosing to eat out. Pizza can offer the best of both worlds.

This main dish is a balanced meal containing all the food groups, plus convenience. Pizza can be easily made at home if the following ingredients are available;

INGREDIENTS

Pizza Dough Mix; Sugar, yeast and corn/soybean oil.
Flour
Oil: A couple Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil adds wonderful flavor to the dough.

Don’t forget to brush the dough with olive oil before adding the toppings, which prevents the crust from tasting soggy.
Salt Salt adds necessary flavor.
Sugar: 1 Tablespoon of sugar increases the yeast’s activity and tenderizes the dough, especially when paired with a little olive oil.
Cornmeal: Cornmeal isn’t in the dough, but it’s used to dust the pizza pan. Cornmeal gives the pizza crust a little extra flavor and crisp. Most delivery pizzas you enjoy have cornmeal on the bottom crust!
Pizza Sauce
Pizza Sauce Seasoning
Sugar, salt, dehydrated garlic, black pepper,

How to Make Easy Pizza Dough

1. Mix the dough ingredients together by hand or use a hand-held or stand mixer.
2. Knead by hand or beat the dough with your mixer.
3. Place dough into a greased mixing bowl, cover tightly, and set aside to rise for about 90 minutes or overnight in the refrigerator.
Punch down risen dough to release air bubbles. Divide in 2.
4. Roll dough out into a 12-inch circle. Cover and rest as you prep the pizza toppings.
5. Top with favorite pizza toppings.
6. Bake pizza at a very high temperature for only about 15 minutes.

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