Basic Pizza Dough
Servings: 4 people, makes roughly 2 12 inch pizzas
Ingredients
- 3 cup flour all purpose, 2 and 3/4 for recipe the rest for dusting
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 for recipe 1 for the bowl
- 1 cup warm water 100 to 110 degrees *see notes below*
- parchment paper to cook pizza
Instructions
- Combine 2 and 3/4 cups of flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle of the mixture and add the water. Sprinkle the sugar and yeast in the water. Let is sit for 5 to 10 minutes. You will begin to smell the yeast and the mixture will bubble a bit.
- After it rests add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and stir until it just starts to come together. Add the remaining flour to a flat surface such as your counter and dump the dough onto it. Knead it with your hands until it is smooth, at least 1 minute.
- Use the remaining oil to coat a large bowl, add the dough and cover with plastic wrap. Put it in a warm draft free space and let it rise for 2 hours.
- When you are ready to use it remove the dough and divide into 2 parts. On a lightly floured surface stretch the dough working with your hands into the desired shape.
Notes
Use a microwave safe bowl to heat the water. Make sure it is between 100 and 110, use a thermometer. Too low will not activate the yeast and too hot will kill it resulting in flat unraised dough.