Pizza Night. Really Dough.

Few meals are more family friendly than pizza night, and while many grocers sell pre-made pizza dough, the best pizzas can only be made with your own home made dough. Pizza dough is something that begs individualization, so the recipe offered here is done so merely for guidelines. When it comes to toppings, I wouldn't be so audacious to even try to suggest what you'll like, or what your little ones will like. But, I will say, try something new. Being actively involved in the creation of dinner will increase your little ones appetite more than soccer practice ever could. And few things will warm your cockles like hearing the words "It's deeeelicious," come from your child.

Full disclosure:

There are three items I'd highly recommend for pizza night:

1. Time to let your dough rise

2. A Pizza Stone

3. A big ole stand mixer with a kneading attachment (save your joints!)

Be sure to pre-heat your pizza stone and cook your pizza hot, like 450 degrees. Keep an eye on it. It'll go fast and you don't want to burn dough and cheese.

Pizza Dough

3 cups whole wheat flour

1 packet of yeast

1 cup warm water

1 tsp salt

1 T sugar

2 T Olive Oil

Method:

1. Pour sugar and yeast into warm water. Stir until foamy, allow 15 minutes to activate.

2. Add flour to mixer bowl, create hole in middle (think volcano) have little one pour in the yeast mixer.

3. Turn on mixer with kneading attachment and work until dough forms one ball around attachment.

4. Remove from mixer stand, form ball, and pour olive oil over ball.

5. Place back in bowl, cover with warm, damp dish towel and let rise for 90 minures.

Make some pie.