Cooking with Fire: Homemade pizza with Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District

ELBURN, Ill. - This morning we're Heating Up the Kitchen with the Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District and making Lt. Stephen Coomes' homemade pizza.

Here's the recipe:

DOUGH

• 5 cups pizza flour
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp yeast
• 2 cups room temperature water
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Mix water and olive oil together separately. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients either by hand until fully incorporated and dough has a tacky texture, or in a mixer with a dough hook for 2 minutes on a medium setting.    

PIZZA SAUCE

Two 28 oz cans of your favorite whole peeled tomatoes

• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tbsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp dried basil
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 4 oz. grated Romano cheese

Place in blender on a low setting for 45 seconds.

TOPPINGS: 

• Sausage, pepperoni, green pepper, onion and/or mushroom

Cooking in a 450-degree oven on a pizza sheet for 20 minutes.