• Homemade Pizza Crust

Start by dissolving yeast and brown sugar in warm water for 10 minutes.

Stir in salt and olive oil.

In a mixing bowl, measure the flour.

Pour yeast mixture over the flour and stir until combined.

Turn out the dough onto a well-floured surface.

Knead until the dough is no longer sticky. You may need more flour, so just keep kneading and adding the flour slowly until it’s no longer sticky.

Place the dough onto a well-oiled bowl, cover with a dish cloth, and place in a warm, dry place and let rise for an hour.

After the hour is up, the dough should be significantly larger.

Punch it down, and then dump it out onto a lightly floured surface.

Cut the dough into two.

Place one ball of dough aside.

Roll the dough out with a floured rolling pin into a 12” circle – about ¼” – ½” thick.

Repeat with other half of the dough.

• Store-Bought Pizza Dough

Unroll pizza dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. (I used a 10×15 cookie sheet).

Let dough sit at room temperature for 5 minutes.

Press dough over the bottom and up along all 4 sides the of cookie sheet.

Bake pizza dough for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden.

Remove from oven.

In a skillet, brown the ground beef until no longer pink, then mix in taco seasoning. Set aside.

In a bowl, combine refried beans, taco sauce, and pizza sauce.

• Homemade Crust – Preheat oven and pizza stones for 15 minutes at 425° F.

You will have 2 crusts to top.

Top dough round with half the pizza sauce.

Top the sauce with half the mozzarella cheese, then half the ground beef, and then half the Colby jack.

Bake on top of pizza stones about 10-15 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and the cheese is melted.

• Store-Bought Crust – Preheat oven to 375° F.

Top dough with the pizza sauce.

Top the sauce with half the mozzarella cheese, then half the ground beef, and then half the Colby jack.

Return to oven and bake another 5-7 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Let pizza cool for 5 minutes.

Cut pizza with a pizza cutter and top with desired toppings. You can also let each person top the pizza with the toppings of their choice.