Miss Lorena's Homemade Thick Crust Italian Pizza

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package fast rising yeast
• 3 cups water
• 6 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• ham
• pineapple
• pepperoni
• green pepper (whatever you prefer)

Recipe

• 1 pour yeast and water in large bowl.
• 2 stir and gradually add flour.
• 3 knead the dough.
• 4 coat the bowl with oil and pat on the dough.
• 5 cover and let rise (approximately 4 hrs).
• 6 heat oil in a large pot.
• 7 add onion and saute.
• 8 add the tomatoes, oregano and salt.
• 9 stir.
• 10 bring to a boil and then turn heat to low.
• 11 stir often.
• 12 once it starts to thicken, add brown sugar to taste.
• 13 once dough has risen, divide in half and spread out on 2 cookie sheets.
• 14 add grated mozzarella and toppings.
• 15 bake at 350 for 30 minutes.