Fresh Tomato & Basil Pizza

While in Maui visiting my brother and Laura (my sister-in-love) I made them homemade pizza. They have an herb garden and I knew using the fresh basil would make for a delicious pizza.

Recipe below: Watch video on how-to-make Here

Using my Pizza Recipe for homemade dough – Click Here

I let the dough rise for 30 minutes. I covered dough with a towel and kept in a warm humid part of the house.

During that time I picked the fresh basil and washed it well.

I grated mozzarella cheese, sliced the tomatoes, olives and basil. All ready to put on top of the pizza.

My brother wanted a thin crust so I used a cookie sheet and spread dough out very thin. I add a small amount of olive oil on the pan to give the bottom of the crust and nice taste.

Bake pizza in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees. It took 15 minutes with the thin crust, but make sure to check for browning and melted cheese every 5-10 minutes as ovens vary.

Recipe

• 1 pkg. rapid rise yeast (or 3 teaspoons yeast)
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 Cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce
• Fresh basil
• Fresh roma tomoatoes
• Other fixins like olives, pineapple, pepperoni, etc.