Homemade Pizza Dough, Just Like Mom's!

I know I ask for trouble when I insist on making things from scratch, but I love it! There's something about using the basics to make something delicious.

As a new wife, I am in a constant search to add to my recipe box. NOTHING goes in the box unless it has been  proven to be worthy of the recipe box. My willing husband is up for trying whatever it is I concoct (bless his heart) and if he thinks it's a "repeat", it goes in the box!

I hadn't cooked very much at all before getting married, so prior to those church bells, I asked those close who I trusted for some of their recipes. Also, what girl doesn't want a taste of mom's home in her home? One of the things that I loved my mom making was homemade pizza dough (yes, I'm a simple girl).

It's pretty straight forward and tastes amazing!

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Preheat Oven: 410
Preparation Time: 20ish minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes (I like my pizza crust crunchy though!)


Ingredients For Pizza Dough
1 Package of Yeast
1 Cup of Warm Water
2 1/4 Cups of Flour
1 tsp of Salt
1 tsp of Sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp of Vegetable Oil 
1/2 tsp of Oregano
1/2 tsp of Garlic Powder 


Directions
1. Mix Yeast with "bathtub warm" Water in a mixing bowl. Stir together. Add Oregano and Garlic Powder


2. Add Oil, Salt, and Sugar to the yeast mixture.


3. Add the Flour gradually and stir until most of the flour is incorporated.


4. After all the ingredients are together, knead the dough (in the bowl or on a floured surface; I prefer in the bowl because it makes less of a mess) a few times until flour is fully incorporated.


5. Place dough (still in the mixing bowl) off to the side with a cloth over top so it can rise.


((Extra: While waiting for the dough to rise I usually gather my pizza toppings. I.e. sauce, cheese, pepperoni, etc.))


6. After dough has risen (I usually wait about 8-10 minutes), I press it out onto a greased cookie sheet (regular size) and put my toppings on. Cook until dough is baked and finished to your liking!
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My hat is off to the chef! Thanks mom for always making mouth watering meals!

I try to add a new recipe every week or every other week to my weekly meal plan, so I'll be sure to let you know what makes it into the recipe vault box...and what doesn't.  :)

Happy cooking!

Megan

Homemaking Defined

Being a homemaker is a place of honor and plain hard work. The ability to keep a household in order and running smoothly takes true effort and dedication.

If one were to list the job requirements needed, they would range from the following:

- Mostly organized
- A multitasker
- A planner aheader
- Doesn't mind normal cleaning
- Gives effort to cook and try new recipes
- Willingness to use a plunger
- Willingness to laugh at failed first attempts (i.e. hahahaha!)
- Zeal to put forth some elbow grease
- No fear in scrubbing up any mess
- Graciously hospitable (yes, being a homemaker can reach outside the inhabitants of your home. BUT, first and foremost, family comes first to a homemaker.)
- Super power of being in two rooms at once
- Arm reach to wash dishes and do the laundry while balancing a new recipe on your nose to memorize
- A full vocabulary and definition on every natural house cleaner known to mankind
- Ability to wish dust away...

Ok, so those last few don't apply. Sadly.

When it comes to being a true homemaker, there is no such thing as me, myself, and I. Being a homemaker requires something we need to practice more of, being selfless. This position is one that focuses on valuing other's needs before our own. It is a daily act of selfless love and selfless concern.

Being a homemaker doesn't mean that the house always has to be pristine and or that the meals always have to be made from scratch, it simply can be defined as lovingly turning a house into a home.

SO! Gather up that gusto! Let's start this motor up for a homemaking revolution!

...in the morning that is...it's time for bed. *smile*

Megan