Homemade Supreme Pizza

Ingredients:

Dough

1 pound store-bought pizza dough
OR
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
2 teaspoons sugar or 1 tablespoon honey
1 cup warm water
4 tablespoons olive oil divided
¼ teaspoon salt
3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour

Toppings

½ cup pizza sauce or to taste
2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese shredded
¼ pound cooked ground sausage or ground beef
2 ounces pepperoni chopped
1 ounce salami sliced, or other deli meat as desired
¼ cup bell pepper red or green
¼ cup black olives sliced
3 tablespoons red onion sliced
2 large mushrooms thinly sliced

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425°F.
In a small bowl, mix together the yeast, sugar, and water. Cover and let stand for 5-10 minutes, until bubbles form on top.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together yeast mixture, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt. Add in 3 cups of flour, a cup at a time, mixing after each addition. If the dough seems sticky, add more flour, a couple of tablespoons at a time.
Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead until slightly stiff, about 6 minutes.
If time allows, let the dough rise for 1 hour.* If allowing to rise, punch the dough down before the next step.
Lightly grease two pizza pans with oil. Roll out the dough and stretch to fill the pans. Use your fingers to press and stretch as needed.
Let dough rise in pans for 10 minutes. Poke pizza dough with a fork all over.
Brush pizza dough with remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and top with pizza sauce, toppings, and cheese as desired.
Bake 15-18 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden.

Recipe Notes:

*You can allow up to 1 hour rise time for this dough but more often than not, I skip this step to make a quick dough. Rising the dough will add a bit more flavor (and chew to the texture).

NUTRITION INFORMATION:

Calories: 217, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 22mg, Sodium: 356mg, Potassium: 114mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 219IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 85mg, Iron: 1mg