PIZZA DOUGH
Everyone needs to have a pizza dough recipe it's a cookbook staple. This recipe is super simple to put together and tastes perfect.
Equipment
- pizza baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1⅓ cup warm water
- 4 tablespoon oil
- 2 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 2 tsp yeast
- 4 cups flour
Instructions
- Activate yeast- Pour warm water (about 110°F) into a bowl add sugar and salt and sprinkle with yeast. Let activate for about 7 minutes.
- Into the bowl of an electric mixer, add activated yeast, 2 tablespoon of oil, and flour. Adding 1 cup at a time after all flour is incorporated add the remaining 2 tablespoon of oil and let knead for about 8 minutes. Knead dough until it forms a ball and no longer sticks to the walls of the bowl.
- Let rise in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. This pizza dough can last up to 5 days.
- When the dough has doubled in size. Invert pizza dough onto the oiled countertop surface and using a rolling pin roll out dough to about ½ inch thickness and shape to your pan size. (if you don't have a pizza pan use a cookie sheet and make a square pizza for a fun change or make a few personal pizzas)
- Preheat oven to 475°F
- Prepare your topping and cheese and pizza sauce. Top pizza in the following order: sauce, cheese, toppings, and finish off with a little more cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until all cheese is melted and the pizza crust is golden brown.