Bake+Prep Time: 1h 45m | Serves: 4
Pizza Dough ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/8 cup sugar
1/2 cups warm water (100-110 degrees)
2 teaspoons Salt
2 tablespoons yeast
1/4 cup olive oil
Pizza Sauce ingredients:
1 can tomato paste
8-12 oz water
Italian seasoning blend (basil, oregano, sage, thyme, rosemary, etc.)
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Salt
Pizza toppings:
1 bag of pizza blend cheese
Parmesan, Asiago, other cheeses (optional)
1 bunch fresh harvested oyster mushrooms
Other toppings: olives/artichoke/peppers/fresh basil, other mushrooms, etc. (optional)
Seasonings (optional)
Instructions: Dough
Start 1 hour prior to cook time
Add flour and salt into large bowl
Use measuring cup to make a pit in the flour
Pour sugar, then yeast, then water into flour pit
Let yeast activate (approximately 5 min) until bubbly
Pour olive oil around the side of bowl onto flour
Once the yeast is activated, combine all ingredients and knead until smooth
If dough is sticky, sprinkle with flour and knead lightly; texture should be stretchy but firm
Place dough back into bowl and lightly flour; cover bowl and let rise until doubled (about 1 hour)
Once the dough has risen, preheat oven to 400 degrees, lightly flour rolling surface and roll into desired shape
Place onto baking surface and poke with fork to prevent air pockets, then par-bake for 10-15 min; remove from oven, then top with sauce
Instructions: Sauce
Complete while par-baking
In sauce pan, low-mid heat, mix tomato paste and desired amount of water until fully combined
Season and salt to desire
Optional: cook mushrooms into sauce on mid-high heat
Instructions: Toppings
Complete once par-baking is done, increase oven temp to 450 degrees
Optional: saute and season mushrooms and other toppings
Lightly sauce pizza crust or to desired amount
Evenly spread cheese over entire pizza
Top as desired
Bake at 450 degrees until cheese is completely melted and texture is at desired consistency, at least 15 min