Servings: 2 - enough dough for one 9" deep dish pizza

1/2 cup room temperature water ½ cup room temperature water
1 t. Instant Yeast 1 t. Instant Yeast
1/2 t. sugar ½ t. sugar
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
1/2 t. salt ½ t. salt
2 1/2 fluid oz. of mix of extra virgin olive oil and vegetable oil  DIVIDED 2 ½ fluid oz. of mix of extra virgin olive oil and vegetable oil  DIVIDED
 
PIzza Sauce: subheading: PIzza Sauce:
8 oz. can whole plum tomatoes in puree 8 oz. can whole plum tomatoes in puree
4 oz. can tomato puree 4 oz. can tomato puree
1 tsp. dried oregano 1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried basil 1 tsp. dried basil
salt and pepper to taste salt and pepper to taste

The day before making the pizza, make the dough.
In a mixing bowl, add water heated to 90 to 100 degrees.
Mix in yeast and stir until completely integrated.  Add sugar.  Stir until completely combined.
Let this mixture sit for 6 to 10 minutes until bubbles are forming.
Add flour and stir with your finger.
Add salt and 1 ½ oz of the virgin olive oil mix and mix with your hands forming a ball.
Knead dough in your hands or on a cutting board until fully combined. About 3 to 5 minutes.
Place dough on a plate and cover in plastic wrap.
Let stand for 30 to 45 minutes.  dough will double in size.
Best to refrigerate overnight.
Pizza Sauce Steps: subheading: Pizza Sauce Steps:
Combine all sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl.

6" Individual size pizza pan - half the recipe.  They estimate the dough will weigh about 6 oz.  6" Individual size pizza pan - half the recipe.  They estimate the dough will weigh about 6 oz.
12" pizza pan -  1 1/2 times the recipe.  12" pizza pan -  1 ½ times the recipe.
14" pizza pan - double the recipe.  14" pizza pan - double the recipe.
16Feb2020 - The dough recipe made 10.7 ounces of dough.  I let the dough rise in the refrigerator over night.  It did double in size.  I put it all in the 6" pizza pan.  16Feb2020 - The dough recipe made 10.7 ounces of dough.  I let the dough rise in the refrigerator over night.  It did double in size.  I put it all in the 6" pizza pan.
07Apr2020 - Made the dough.  I got exactly 10.7 ounces of dough.  It did not rise well at all. I let it rise for 1.5 hours and then put it in the refrigerator overnight.  It did not rise much. But it tasted good.  I baked it in my small cast iron pan, which is 8 inches.  07Apr2020 - Made the dough.  I got exactly 10.7 ounces of dough.  It did not rise well at all. I let it rise for 1.5 hours and then put it in the refrigerator overnight.  It did not rise much. But it tasted good.  I baked it in my small cast iron pan, which is 8 inches.