St. Louis-style Pizza

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached self-rising flour (or substitute 2 cups all-purpose flour plus 1 tablespoon baking powder teaspoon salt and increase th)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, and increase the water to 1/2 cup
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 tablespoons water
• 2/3 cup pizza sauce (prego pizzaria sauce is good)
• 1/2-3/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded smoked provolone cheese (or mozzarella cheese)
• 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese
• dried italian seasoning or pizza seasoning
• chopped parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f and lightly grease two 12" round pizza pans, or a couple of large baking sheets.
• 2 make the crust:
• 3 mix the flour, oil, and water together - the mixture will be shaggy. use your hands to gather it together and form into a ball. divide it in two and form each half into a disk the rounder the better.
• 4 cover with saran wrap and allow to rest 10 minutes to make for easier rolling - skip this step if you're in a hurry.
• 5 grease a piece of parchment or wax paper about 12" square and set a circle of dough in the middle. cover with another lightly greased piece. use a rolling pin to roll the dough very thin - 1/8 inch or less.
• 6 place the dough on the prepared pans. top each pizza with 1/3 cup of the sauce.
• 7 mix the cheeses together and sprinkle 1/2 over top of each then season with italian herbs or pizza seasoning.
• 8 bake the pizzas for 9 to 12 minutes or until the cheese is melted with a few golden brown spots and the edges/bottom of the crust are golden brown.
• 9 remove the pizzas from the oven and let set 5 minutes. transfer to a cutting board, cut into squares, sprinkle over chopped parsley and serve immediately.