Mema's Pizza Dough and Pizza

Mema’s Pizza Dough and Pizza Sauce

In a warm bowl, combine the following:

1 pkg yeast
1 ½ cups warm water
1 Tbsp light Olive Oil
1 tsp salt

Blend above ingredients and let stand for 20 minutes.

Flour (start with 5 lb bag)
Slowly add flour until you have a sticky ball.
Flour the ball of dough and place into a warm bowl that has been greased with butter.
Brush the top of the dough with light olive oil.
Put bowl in a warm place away from any drafts and allow dough to rise.
When dough rises, take half of dough and stretch into cookie sheet pan or
round pizza pan and form a crust around edge.
Put aside and allow to rise in pan while preparing the sauce for topping.

3 tbsp Olive Oil and a pinch of salt
3 cloves smashed chopped garlic
1 lg can kitchen ready tomatoes
1 stick pepperoni sliced thin

Heat olive oil and add crushed chopped garlic and a few slices of pepperoni
Add salt and allow to sauté for a few minutes
Add crushed tomatoes and allow to simmer for a few more minutes

Spread hot tomato on pizza dough
Add sliced pepperoni
Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes or until brown on bottom.