How to make Friday Pizza Mario Batali style

As you know, I make pizza almost every friday, also known as Friday Pizza. I have been making the same pizza for years, so I recently tried a new recipe. And you know what? I will probably make it this way going forward instead of the old way.

Because H-O-L-Y C-O-W: It turned out amazing!

Friday Pizza Ingredients

Dough:

• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 1 1/4 ounce pack active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tbsp salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Sauce:

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves
• 3 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1/2 medium carrot, grated
• 2 (28 ounce) cans peeled whole tomatoes
• Salt

Friday Pizza steps:

Pizza dough:

1. Combine yeast. warm water and sugar, let sit for 10 minutes (until frothy)
2. Combine flour and salt in a large bowl
3. Add yeast mixture and mix the ingredients until the dough is too stiff to stir. Continue with your hands until the dough doesn’t stick to the sides (add flour as necessary)
4. Leave to rise.

Pizza sauce:

1. Heat the olive oil in a pan, add onion and garlic, cook until soft and light golden brown (about 8-10 minutes)
2. Add thyme and carrot, cook 5 more minutes, until carrot is quite soft
3. Add the tomatoes and juice, bring to boil, while stirring (and crushing the tomatoes)
4. Lower the heat after it is brought to boil, let simmer for 30 minutes
5. This is where I put my twist: put it in a food processor. This will make it a smooth sauce (I don’t like lumps).

Friday Pizza

When you have made the dough and the sauce, roll out the pizza (or toss it if you are that good), add the sauce and whatever ingredients you like. In the picture there is regular margherita and a four cheese pizza, also a recipe from Mario Batali. Here are some of his recipes.