Pizza Dough
How can you make pizza without pizza dough?
Ingredients
- 1 packet of dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 1/4 cups warm water (about 100° to 110 °F - water should feel just barely warm to the touch)
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided into cups
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon of olive oil
Equipment
- 2 mixing bowls
- wooden spoon
- measuring cups
- tea towel
How to
Dissolve the yeast in warm water in a large mixing bowl, and let stand for 5 minutes.
Slowly add 1 cup of flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt to yeast mixture, stirring well until flour is completely incorporated.
Continue slowly adding two cups of flour, stirring well after each addition.
When dough comes together into a ball, turn it out onto a work surface lightly dusted with flour.
Knead dough for about 10 minutes until the dough is elastic, adding flour to prevent sticking.
Pour about a teaspoon of olive oil into a bowl. Form the dough into a ball, and roll gently in the olive oil to coat.
Cover bowl with a tea towel and let rise for about an hour.
Dough should double in size, pressing a finger into the dough should leave a dent when ready.
Gently punch dough down into bowl and let rest for 5 minutes.
Turn dough out onto floured work surface and prepare as needed.
Roll out into a 15″ circle for pizza, or divide in half for calzones.