As you all might have figured out by now, I love food. My love of pizza however, is completely different. Let’s put it this way – if you left me on an island where I had to eat one type of food for the rest of my life, I would choose pizza. I know, I know, I sound like a 5 year old that only eats pizza, hamburgers, fries, and soda.

Loving pizza like I do does not mean I have never disliked a pizza. On the contrary, I am extremely picky about my pizza. It HAS to be so good that even if I’m full, or there is none left I want to eat more! I also do have preferences, like thin crust over thick for example.

This weekend, I wanted pizza. I dreamed about it, woke up craving it, and kept pestering my friend about wanting to have it for lunch. At first I was simply going to order it, but that all changed when I was asked to cook. How I absolutely love hearing, “Oh! Can you PLEASE cook for me?” Still hung up on the idea that I was going to eat pizza for lunch, I simply asked if my friend wanted me to make the pizza from scratch instead of ordering one – the rest is history.

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• Shredded Mozzarella
• Tomato Paste
• Tomatoes (Sliced)
• Pressed Garlic
• Olives (Sliced)
• Bacon (Cut in Pieces)
• Oregano

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Sift flour into a medium bowl
• Add baking powder and salt.
• Make a well in center, then add water and oil and stir with a wooden spoon to form dough.
• Knead dough gently on a clean work surface until you have a nice ball (doesn’t require much kneading).
• Roll dough on a sheet of baking paper until the dough is thin and in a shape you like.
• Spead the pressed garlic over your dough.
• Spread your tomato paste over your dough.
• Add your bacon bits and make sure to spread evenly.
• Add some of your tomato slices (keep the rest for last).
• Add your cut up olives.
• Sprinkle on your mozzarella cheese.
• Place the rest of your tomatoes around the pizza.
• Sprinkle some oregano all over the pizza.
• Gently lift your pizza onto your baking sheet and pop in the oven until golden.

**All ingredient amounts depend on personal preferences.

Enjoy!!