Basic pizza Dough Recipe

 Basic pizza Dough Recipe

The dough is made with just 4 ingredients and can be made in just 5 minutes. This recipe is perfect for those who want to make their own pizza dough at home, but don't want to buy expensive ingredients or time-consuming recipes. The recipe makes enough dough for two pizzas and the process is simple and easy. Ingredients: -1 cup of warm water -1 tsp of sugar -1 tsp of salt -1 tsp of active dry yeast Directions: 1. In a bowl, combine the water, sugar, salt, and yeast. 2. Stir until the yeast and sugar are dissolved. 3. Add flour and stir until a dough forms. 4. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes. 5. Roll out the dough on a floured surface and top with desired toppings

Yield: 2 Crusts

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 c Unbleached all-purpose White flour
• 1 ts Salt
• 1/4 c Olive oil
• 2 pk Dry yeast
• 1 1/2 c Warm water
• 2 ts Light brown sugar

Preparation:

Measure 1/2 cup warm water (110 F) into 2 cup container and stir in the brown sugar. (Make sure water is warm, not hot - too hot will kill the yeast). Dissolve the 2 packages of dried yeast in the water and set it aside for 5 minutes. Will become frothy.

Sift 4 cups of the flour and the salt into a large mixing bowl. Make a depression in the middle of the flour and pour in 3/4 of the olive oil and 1 cup of warm water. When the yeast is ready, add it also. Dust your kneading surface with flour, then mix the ingredients in the bowl with your hands. Place dough ball on the floured surface and knead from 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour to the kneading surface if the dough is too sticky or wet. Eventually the dough will become elastic. Rub the insides of a clean bowl with the remaining olive oil and place the dough in it, coating the dough with olive oil by turning it in the bowl. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise in warm, draft-free place until double in size, 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours.

When dough has risen, divide into two halves, then roll each out on floured surface. A round shape may be cut out with table knife using 12" bowl or plate as template. Sufficient for 2 - 12" thin-crust pizzas, or 1 12" thick-crust.

HINT:

Before filling and baking, form rim around outer ring of pizza dough to hold ingredients better. Brush the inside area of the dough, not the rim, with olive oil and let the dough sit in a warm place and rise a little before filling.