PIZZA Any Which Way

Tonight I had to feed 5 kids. My sister offered to pick up a pizza, but what fun is that? I have a great pizza crust recipe, so why not let each kid make their own pizza? Liam's automatic choice was macaroni and cheese pizza. Um, ok. Sure. I bought a box of organic white cheddar mac n cheese, cooked it, piled it on the crust, sprinkled it with a little extra cheese and voila.
Austin chose turkey pepperoni, a little red sauce, and cheese. Easy peasy, but the best one was mine. =-) Ok, for me I made a larger pizza so I could share with my honey when he gets home.
I sauteed a little red onion, green bell pepper, baby portobello mushrooms, and chopped garlic.I spread a little organic red sauce on my luscious crust, sprinkled some mozzarella all over and placed it on a pizza pan. I baked it at 475 for about 12 minutes and the perfect pie was ready.

Crust Ingredients

3 tbsp yeast
2 1/2 cups warm water
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
5 cups flour
1 tsp dried dill weed
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

In a kitchen mixer with bread attachment, mix warm water with yeast and sugar. Let it sit about 5 minutes. When it has bubbled up add 4 cups of  flour and dill while mixing. Dissolve the salt into the remaining water and add it. Add more flour as necessary. Finally add in the olive oil. Knead on medium speed for 10 minutes. Remove from the bowl onto a floured surface. Sprinkle with flour and fold it over a few times. Place it in an oiled bowl. Let it sit in a warm dry place for 2 hours to rise. Preheat oven to 475. Once it has risen, place on floured surface and knead again. Separate into sections. (I made 4 small ones and 1 big one-- you can make 3 medium pizzas.) Place on a pizza pan or stone. Add your toppings and bake until crust begins to brown. Enjoy!