Taco Pizza

Dough Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups warm water (105°F-115°F)

1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) of active dry yeast (check the expiration date on the package)

3 1/2 cups bread flour (I used half white, half wheat)

1 teaspoons garlic salt

2 teaspoon sugar

1 In the large bowl of a heavy duty electric mixer (such as a Kitchen Aid), add the warm water. Sprinkle on the yeast and let sit for 5 minutes until the yeast is dissolved. Stir to dissolve completely if needed at the end of 5 minutes.

2 Attach a mixing paddle to the mixer. Mix in the olive oil, flour, salt and sugar on low speed for about a minute. Remove the mixing paddle and replace with a dough hook. Knead using the mixer and dough hook, on low to medium speed, until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. If you don't have a mixer, you can mix and knead by hand. If the dough seems a little too wet, sprinkle on a bit more flour.

3 Place ball of dough in a bowl that has been coated lightly with olive oil. Turn the dough around in the bowl so that it gets coated with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap. Let sit in a warm place (75-85°F) until it doubles in size, I only waited about 20 minutes but you can wait an hour or so.

4 Place dough on floured surface and press out with fingers or a small roller. Work slowly, letting the dough rest periodically, to avoid tearing. This is a homemade pizza so it doesn't have to be perfectly round ...don't stress.

5 Place on pizza pan that has been dusted with corn meal if you have it

6 Now its time to decorate with your favorite toppings...whatever you like on your tacos!

I used:

refried beans as the sauce

cooked hamburger with taco seasoning, onion and garlic

mozzarella and colby cheese

olives

7 Cook at 400 for 20-30 minutes

after its cooked add...

lettuce

tomatoes

avocados

sour cream

hot sauce!

Taco pizza is a crowd pleaser. This was delicious. Jon gave me a two thumbs up across the table after his first bite. Get ready to make a mess with the dough...but while its rising and while its cooking is a perfect time to clean up....Then after the pizza is cooked, all that's left to do is enjoy! Love, Amy.