Easy Pizza Crust

I've mentioned several times making home-made pizza. If we don't order from Papa John's, it's because I'm cooking that night. This dough is super easy and really delicious. No picture this time (not that they're any good anyway).

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup water
2 Tbsp olive oil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 450
Combine the dry ingredients, combine the wet ingredients, then stir together.
You might need to add more water or need in more flour depending on dough consistency.
Roll out dough to desired shape and size. Dough will double in thickness when baked so be careful not to make too thick.
Place dough on desired baking sheet, dock with fork (that means poke holes all over that thing so you don't get giant air bubbles).
Bake for 5 to 10 minutes to set the dough, the crust should be hard but not brown.
Remove from oven and add desired toppings.
Return to over and bake until crust is golden brown and toppings are cooked as desired.

Easy right?! I double the batch and make a large thick-crust pizza on our pizza stone. I just roll the dough out right on the stone too. We load up ours with cheese, red and green peppers, onion, hamburger, and mushrooms. I'll tell you now, the secret to a loaded pizza is to put a layer of cheese over the sauce, then all the other toppings, then another light sprinkling of cheese.

Also-if you want a stuff crust pizza, just roll out the dough past the edges of the baking sheet. Then sprinkle your cheese liberally on the edge and roll in the dough to encase it. Do this prior to the first baking obviously.

Enjoy!