The basic pizza dough and sauce ready and waiting for your favorite toppings
Prep Time
1 hr
Dificult
Medium
Servings
2 hrs
Ingredients
Instructions
In a small bowl
dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy
about 10 minutes.
In a food processor
combine flour
Italian seasoning and salt. Pulse until mixed. Add yeast mixture
flat beer and oil. Pulse until a ball is formed. Scrape dough out onto a lightly floured surface
and knead for several minutes until dough is smooth and elastic. Allow dough to rest for 2 to 3 minutes. Divide dough in half
and shape into balls. Place dough balls in separate bowls
and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise at room temperature for about 1 hour
then store in the refrigerate overnight.
To make the sauce: Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions until tender. Stir in garlic
and cook for 1 minute. Crush tomatoes into saucepan. Add tomato paste
basil
parsley and oregano. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Notes
If you have a bread machine
just mix on Dough setting
then remove and let rise after it kneads and rests.
The dough can be frozen in plastic freezer bags in one-crust portions. Important: Thaw in the refrigerator.