lazy homemade pizza

Hi, my name is Bekka and I have a serious thing for Little Ceasar's Pizza.  I think it is equal parts it's cheap, fast, and from Detroit that gets me.  It's not that it is good.  Heavens, no!  But oh, the cheap, greasy pizza!  One of the few downsides of living in the city is that the big LC is really, really inaccessible.  I'm sure my husband sings, "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!" every time I realize that, but so it is.  No cheap pizza for me.  This has lead to a serious need for pizza alternatives for the budgetally inclined.

Insert homemade pizza!  Homemade, as in we use store bought dough and sauce.  But stick with me people!  This has become our Sunday afternoon go-to meal.  Mainly because it's really easy to throw together, we can each personalize it, and we're so hungry after church that there isn't time to think of anything else before World Ward III commences in our household.  Food, it's a virtue.  A serious, freaking virtue.

So here's how you do it.

LAZY HOMEMADE PIZZA

ingredients

ball of fresh pizza dough

jar of favorite tomato sauce

grated mozzarella

cherry tomatoes

directions

Preheat oven to 350* F.

Throw a bit of flour on a dry, clean surface and place dough onto it.  Cut dough into four equal parts.  Roll out each quarter individually.  This should give you four good sized personal pizzas.  Roll to desired thickness.  I err on the side of a thinner crust, or at least as thin as the really yeasty dough from Publix will allow me to go.

Place dough on a cookie sheet.  Dollop at least 2 heaping tablespoons of sauce on each pizza.  It may require more.  Cover sauce with mozarella cheese.  

Cut 5 or 6 cherry tomatoes in half and sprinkle, cut side up, on to the pizza.  This allows some caramelization of the tomato that is just awesome.  For extra goodness, julienne some basil and sprinkle on or add a few pieces of fresh spinach.

Place cookie sheet with pizzas in oven and bake until cheese is melted and crust is lightly browned, about 15-20 minutes.  Best served straight out of the oven.  (: