Preheat oven to 475 degrees
If you are using active dry yeast, dissolve yeast in the warm water and honey in the bowl of a stand mixer and let it rest a few minutes until you see it bloom. If using instant yeast, you can mix it right in with everything else in the next step.
Mix warm water, honey, yeast, oil, and salt together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Add flour gradually and knead with the dough hook for a bit in between. I usually add a cup at a time. Once all the flour is added, knead 2-3 minutes until the texture is smooth and not sticky. If kneading by hand it will take longer.
Remove dough from stand mixer, knead for a moment on a flour coated surface and then form into a ball. Cover with a tea towel and let sit for 10 minutes.
Lightly dust a pizza pan with cornmeal.
Stretch out pizza dough to fit the pizza pan
Add sauce, cheese and toppings. I like to add a bit of crushed red pepper to the sauce if everyone likes it spicy, but with the kids I usually don’t. After adding sauce, cheese, and toppings I like to sprinkle a bit of dried oregano and basil over top before baking.
Bake for about 12 minutes, until crust is golden and cheese is melted.
Serve. We often add a sprinkle of parmesan, garlic powder and red pepper flakes to our individual slices.
