homemade goodness...

for some reason i really felt like pizza last night, but thought i should try making it myself instead of buying one. i have a bread machine that my mom lent me and it has a "pizza dough" setting. so that's what i did...the crust was pretty thick and i hate to use all my flour, so i recommend using these measurements instead of mine...
3/4 cup warm water
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp yeast













then i made my own pizza sauce since rachael ray says it's so easy and cheap. i found this recipe online and it doesn't even require any heat...although i let mine simmer for a few minutes since i didn't have the time to sit and let it marinade...
6 oz tomato paste
1 cup water
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves of garlic -minced
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 tsp rosemary
salt and pepper to taste

i didn't have all the herbs so i just improvised. you can always use italian seasoning and that would be just fine. really you can put anything you want in there...onions, cut up tomatoes, more garlic...whatever! it actually made more than i needed so i have some left over.

you can brush the edges with olive oil for a little extra brown if you want. i did.
heat the oven to 450 degrees and cook for about 10-15 minutes.

i already started cutting the pizza when i realized i should take a picture of it.













it was so good...give it a try!