Pizza Friday

Who doesn't love pizza on a Friday? I try to make a new pizza every time i make one, its a great way to get rid of extra stuff you have left over in the kitchen at the end of the week. Today was a chicken and tomato with feta pizza.

Homemade pizza crust
1 cup hot water 90-100 degrees (tap water gets to about that temp)
1 package active dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt (i like kosher)
1 tbs olive oil
5 cups flour (bread flour will give you a much much nicer dough)
3/4 cup water

Mix together warm water, yeast, and sugar but do not mix too much. Set aside about 20 mins. It should be very foamy. Mix flour, salt, oil, yeast water, and remaining water together. Knead dough for about 8-10 mins (the longer and better you knead the better the rise will be) See how to knead at bottom of recipe.
Round the dough and place back in a bowl, lightly cover your hands in olive oil and rub the dough on all sides to prevent sticking. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and put a dish towel over bowl. Allow to rise 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 400 with pizza stone or heavy cookie sheet in oven.
Take dough out of bowl. This dough is good for a large square pizza or a deep dish pizza, if you want to just make a round 12'' pizza half it and re-round it, if there are cracks and creases in the dough allow to rise another half hour. Stretch pizza dough, if it was kneaded right it should be nice and elasticy and should not rip when you handle it. Make sure you are working with floured hands and a floured surface, and to use the backs of your hands as to not put your fingers through the dough when you are holding it. Top with your favorite sauces meats and cheeses. Remember the more toppings you put on the pizza, the soggier the crust will be.
Sprinkle stone or sheet with cornmeal, put made up pizza on stone or sheet and bake 20-30 mins.

How to knead
I actually have a bad wrist that makes it hard for me to knead, but i have actually figured out a way to get a good knead even with me not being able to apply pressure with my left wrist.
Working with a well floured surface and well floured hands scoop dough out of bowl and all the other little bits that stick to the bowl. First you want to work to mix it all together. Start to knead by pushing forward then back toward your body with one hand and switch hands and do the same with the other hand. You should be able to do this quickly. Push, pull, switch.

My pizza today
Sliced boneless skinless chicken breast (i buy whole chicken breast and butcher them myself removing the bones and skin, its about half the price and dosent take long)
Homemade pizza sauce (3 cans stewed canned tomatoes, pureed in blender with garlic and seasonings)
Fresh sliced tomatoes
Mozzarella cheese
Feta cheese

Once you get the hang of it fresh homemade pizza is a great way to still eat pizza while being healthy as homemade pizza is not really greasy if you use the right toppings. The pizza i had today was the least healthy pizza i have made in a long time, most pizzas i make have spinach, broccoli, and other veggies on it.