Fresh Tomato Pizza

Makes one 12-inch pizza

Ingredients

• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tbsp instant yeast (or 1/2 packet)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tbsp minced garlic (optional)
• 1/2 cup very warm water
• 1 large tomato, diced and lightly squeezed to remove some of the juice
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh basil, or 1 tbsp dried
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano, or 1 tsp dried
• minced garlic or garlic powder to taste
• 1-1½ cups grated mozzarella
• ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan (optional)

Directions

Place 1 cup of flour in medium bowl, add yeast, sugar, salt, and stir thoroughly. Make a well and add olive oil, garlic (if using), and water. Stir well, adding flour if necessary to make a workable dough. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, or until elastic. Grease the original bowl (cooking spray works fine), and place dough in the bowl. Let rise for 5-15 minutes (just depending on how long it takes to get the rest of the ingredients assembled ;o)

Preheat oven to 400F (or 450F if using a pizza stone)

Spread crust on greased 12-inch pizza pan or pizza stone.

Sprinkle herbs evenly over crust, then spread the diced tomato over all, sprinkle with both cheeses and place in oven. Bake for 13-20 minutes, until crust is baked and cheese is melted and browned to your liking. Let cool a couple minutes, slice and serve!

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