Pizza sauce and fast and no rise pizza dough

I realized I never gave you my favorite pizza sauce.  I use this red sauce every time, no substitutions! It is so easy and I think the flavors combine with one another beautifully.  This sauce recipe goes along with my recipe for pizza dough here. 

Or if you are like us, you do not always have all day to make beautiful pizza dough.  So I am also including my quick and easy pizza dough that doesn't even have to rise!  Now you have no excuses to not make homemade pizza.  The other day I had gotten a frozen pizza just as a quick dinner for us.  I could barely eat it.  It was stale and greasy.  Not like homemade! 

I got this recipe courtesy of my kitchen cafe.

Homemade Pizza Sauce

1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes

1 small can tomato paste

1 tablespoon sugar

1 Tbs Oregano + any fresh from the garden
1 Tbsp Garlic powder (a little less than)

1 heaping Tbsp Italian seasoning

a few shakes of Crushed red pepper (this is not optional...it does not make it spicy or hot)

Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender and blend until desired consistency. On the seasonings, I just sprinkle them in to taste. You can also substitute for whatever you don't have: basil leaves for oregano, garlic salt for garlic powder, etc. This recipe is open to interpretation. Use what you like and it will be delicious. This makes enough for two pizza stone size pizzas and a little extra.

You can even freeze the sauce or keep in the refrigerator for up to a week or so.

I love the taste and how easy this dough is.  I put it in my kitchen aid and it does all the work!

fast and easy pizza dough 

Printable Recipe

3 cups flour, more or less
1 tablespoon honey, heaping
1 tablespoon oil, heaping
1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon yeast
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
Mix all together, except the flour with a paddle. Add flour 1 cup at a time and knead with dough hook for a 3-4 minutes then roll out onto pan (or use a pizza peel and pizza stone). Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.  Let set for 10 minutes before you slice into it.  Makes 1 large pizza.

Note: Slowly add the flour.  Too much flour will make the dough dense.   I usually start with 2 cups of flour, mix, then add flour in 1/4 to 1/2 cup increments, mixing as I go.  Also, the dough has enough flour if it is still sticky to the touch and satin in color.