Sunday, September 1, 2013

Basic Pizza Dough

My family LOVES pizza!  But I hate the expensive price of restaurant pizza and frozen pizza is yucky! :)  I have used many recipes over the years, and but this one is the best.  It is very easy to make and very versatile.  You can use it for mini pizzas, pizza bites, grilled pizza, cast iron skillet pizza, breakfast pizza, anything you can imagine.  I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does.  I mostly double my recipe each time.

Basic Pizza Dough

makes 1 recipe pizza dough, prep 10 min, rise time 1 hour
  • 1 pkg active dry yeast (or 2 1/4 tsp loose yeast)
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 3/4 cup flour
  1. Combine yeast and warm water, stir to dissolve.
  2. Let this sit for several minutes, until you see bubbling of the yeast.
  3. Add oil, salt, and flour. Stir to combine.
  4. Once dough starts to come together, turn out onto a floured counter and knead to thoroughly combine-until dough is smooth and elastic. If it is uncooperative let it rest for a few minutes and come back to it.
  5. Place dough ball in a greased bowl and cover loosely. Allow dough to rise until doubled, approximately an hour, if your house is warm.  If your house is cooler, like ours, rise time will be longer, even two hours or more.

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