Homemade Pizza Party

We made pizzas today and they just turned out brilliant. This was the first time that I made my own pizza sauce and I tell you, once you go homemade you can never go back to store bought pizza sauce! The toppings just worked so well with the pizza sauce and the thin pita crust... and it all looked so pretty too!

Ingredients - Pizza Sauce (makes 4 servings)
3 tbs olive oil
1 onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 can of tomato paste
1 can of diced Italian tomatoes
1 1/2 tbs dried oregano

Ingrediants - Crust and toppings
The amount of crust and toppings you buy really depend on how many people you are serving and how much they like to load on those toppings (if you have more males you can never go wrong with lots of meat!)
For the crust I used 8-10 inch thin and round pita bread
For toppings I used:
salami pepperoni
hungarian salami
sliced bacon
canned pineapple bits
sliced button mushrooms
sliced cherry tomatoes
shredded mozzerella and tasty (cheddar) cheese

Method
1. Preheat a saucepan over a medium high heat then add the olive oil and onion. Sauté until the onions soften and begin to turn golden, and then add the garlic. If you add the garlic with the onion, it will burn in the time it takes the onions to begin browning. Continue to sauté for a few more minutes, being careful not to scorch the garlic.
2. Add the tomato paste and canned tomatoes and stir well, crushing them with the back of the spoon. Add oregano, while continuing to stir then bring to a simmer. Let simmer for 30 minutes, until thickened. If you like, puree in the food processor until smooth.
3. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius. Place each piece of pita crust on a sheet of aluminum foil.
4. Ladle some pizza sauce into the middle of the crust and spread the sauce evenly over the surface of the pita, leaving "unsauced" about 3/4" to 1" of the crust. This will allow the edge of the crust to rise a little and crisp more quickly. Remember how thin the crust is, so a thin layer of sauce will do.
5. Layer some shredded cheese over the sauce.
6. Place your favourite toppings on the pizza and finish off with another layer of shredded cheese.
7. Place the pizza and aluminum foil on a cooking sheet and bake in the oven for 8 miinutes or until the edge of the crust is crispy.