How to Make Pizza at Home

Ingredients

• Cornmeal for baking sheet
• Flour for surface
• 1 lb. pizza dough (thawed, if frozen)
• 3/4 c. marinara sauce
• 3 oz. mozzarella cheese, coarsely grated
• 2 tbsp. grated parmesan
• Basil, for sprinkling

Instructions

1. Step 1If you have one, place a pizza stone in the oven and heat oven to 500ºF (if you can’t heat oven this high without broiling, set to 475ºF). Dust a baking sheet with cornmeal.
2. Step 2On a lightly floured surface, shape pizza dough into a 14- to 16-in oval or circle and place on prepared sheet (make sure that the dough slides easily around the sheet, if not, add a bit more cornmeal). 
3. Step 3Spread sauce on dough, leaving a ½-in boarder all the way around and sprinkle with mozzarella and then Parmesan. If using a stone, slide the pizza off the sheet onto the stone. Bake until crust is golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with basil just before serving, if desired.