Pizza day!

Yesterday was a very special day, my fiance had his birthday so he asked me if i could make pizza for his birthday dinner. How could i say no to him? So yesterday was a pizza day!

For the dough you will need:
5 tea cups all-purpose flour
4,5 dl milk
50gr yeast
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons olive oil.
(This will give you 2 big pizzas, or 10 small ones)

For the tomato sauce you will need:
400 gr tomato sauce (crossed tomatoes)
2 cloves garlic
Salt, pepper, oregano, fresh basil
Olive oil
Water

For the pizza topping you will need:
Cheese, (any kind of cheese you like ) mushrooms, yellow and red peppers, prosciutto, fresh basil, ham and anything else you would like to put on your pizza!

Prepare the sauce first and while its cooking you have the time to make the pizza dough.

Heat some olive oil in a sauce pan, chop the garlic in small pieces and throw it in, when its getting some color add the tomato sauce, some water, salt, pepper, oregano, fresh basil and some olive oil. Stir well and when it starts boiling turn the heat down at half and let it boil for 20 min without a lid and stir from time to time.

Now its time for the dough.

In a big bowl put the flour, the salt and the olive oil. Warm the milk (i use the microwave and i put it 1 min) and add the yeast inside. Be careful the milk must not be very warm. To make sure that it has the right temperature for the yeast just put your finger inside the milk and if its not burning then you can add the yeast. Stir well and add it to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Use you hands to knead the dough and add more flour if needed. When its ready and it doesn't stack in your fingers anymore, cover the bowl with a towel and let it rest for about 15 min.

Now you can prepare your pizza toppings. Cut all the ingredients in small or big pieces, it depends how you want them and have them ready in a big plate so its easy to add them later on the pizza.

When the sauce and the dough are ready its time to make your pizza.

Take the half of the dough, sprinkle it with some flour  and work it on a big surface. Make it as big and thin as you want and transfer it to your pizza pan and then add some tomato sauce, the cheese and the rest of the ingredients you prefer for your topping. Take the other half and do the same or if you want you can make some small pizzas or you can save the dough in the freezer and make pizza another day.

Put your pizza in a preheated oven and bake it for 15-20 min at 200 degrees with warm air.  When its ready add some fresh basil on the top and...

Buon appetito!!!!