Snow Day!

Today is a snow day. Storm Jove (does anyone else wonder when we started naming winter storms?) is making it's way through Western Pennsylvania. Maybe I'm the only one that grew up like this, but growing up in the Midwest, when it stormed, we all hunkered down in our house, got the fireplace going, drank hot chocolate all day, and usually played board games. Of course, in the Midwest, a storm meant a lot more than three inches of snow.

...Uh, don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining about the milder weather here.

Last night, in the calm before the storm, I had some friends over, and we decided to make homemade pizza. And I stumbled into the BEST pizza dough recipe EVER. Especially because you only need to let it sit for 5 minutes before forming into your circle shape. Or rectangle shape. Or star shape...heck, whatever shape you want! It's really super easy, actually, I promise. And you might even be eating the pizza before the delivery guy could get to your house!

Simple Pizza Dough

1 oz active dry yeast (1-1/2 tablespoons or one package)

1 teaspoon white sugar

1 cup warm water (110 degrees, if you must be precise.)

3 cups bread flour

2 teaspoons garlic salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water (until creamy looking). Stir in flour, garlic salt, and oil. Shape into a circle, put toppings on, and bake for 15-20 minutes.

As for everything else, I make my own sauce (petite diced tomatoes, basil, oregano, and garlic salt), add mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, spinach, red bell pepper strips, and green olives. Don't judge. I also sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese on top. I'm not sure if it was the smell of the pizza baking or all of the giggling, but even Shane made an appearance in the kitchen. He even personalized his own pizza by making it a cheese-stuffed crust. Always a step above and beyond. 

Well, I'm going to go enjoy the rest of my snow day. Thank you, Storm Jove.