Homemade Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups warm water (105°f-115°f)
• 1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) of active dry yeast (check the expiration date on the package)
• 3 1/2 cups bread flour (can use all-purpose but bread flour will give you a crisper crust)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• olive oil
• cornmeal (to slide the pizza onto the pizza stone)
• tomato sauce (purée)
• mozzarella or parmesan cheese, shredded
• feta cheese
• mushrooms, thinly sliced
• bell peppers, stems and seeds removed, thinly sliced
• italian sausage, cooked ahead
• chopped fresh basil
• pesto
• pepperoni, thinly sliced
• onions, thinly sliced
• sliced ham
• a pizza stone, highly recommended if you want your pizza dough to be crusty
• a pizza peel or a flat baking sheet
• a pizza wheel for cutting the pizza, not required, but easier to deal with than a knife