Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

Ingredients

Pizza Dough:

• 500g flour (3 cups)
• 30ml olive oil (3 tbsp.)
• 10g dry yeast (1 tbsp.)
• 10g sugar (1 tbsp.)
• 8g salt (1 tsp.)
• 280ml warm water (1 1\2 cup)

This dough can make 4 medium pizzas

Pizza Sauce:

• 800ml tomato juice
• 2 tbsp. tomato paste
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1\2 onion
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 4 basil leaves
• 1 tbsp. dry thyme
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1\2 tsp. black pepper

Pizza toppings:

• 400g mozzarella cheese
• 50g black olives

Instructions

1. Into a bowl, combine flour, yeast, sugar, olive oil, and salt. Gradually add warm water until a soft dough ball is formed.
2. Knead the dough for 10 minutes until it has a smooth surface and is elastic. Let proof for 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile, prepare the pizza sauce by adding into a saucepan all the ingredients and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Let cool aside.
4. When the dough is ready, pat the dough into a greased pizza pan.
5. Preheat the oven for 250°C (482°F).
6. Top the crust with sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and black olives.
7. Bake for 15 minutes, until the crust is brown and the cheese is fully melted.

Serve!