Basic Pizza Dough Recipe

Basic Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

2 packgs. dry yeast
1 1/2 cup lukewarm water
4 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tbsp. olive oil

Directions:

In a container slowly mix the lukewarm water and the yeast by stirring for 5 mins. In another bowl combine together salt, sugar and flour. In the bowl’s center make a small well. Check to see if the yeast and water mixture is already bubbling. When it is already bubbling, pour all the water and yeast mix into your well. Then start to incorporate all the ingredients together in the center and make sure that they all mix.

If your dough mixture is a bit dry, be sure to add some water and if it is kind of sticky, then add some more of the flour to it. Knead it well until the dough appears smooth & stretchy. Form it into a ball and cover with a damp/wet cloth. Rest your dough in a warm location for 20 mins.

Also beat the dough with the palm of your hand to release the gas that has formed while the dough ferments. Form the dough into a ball again and put in an oiled bowl. Coat the dough with the oil. Cover it with some plastic wrap and then put in your refrigerator to store.

When you already want to make some pizza just get your dough out into a lightly floured flat surface. Make the dough flat using your own hands and work from the center towards the outer portion ( You can also use a rolling pin to roll the dough out).

Get your well oiled cookie sheet or you can use a pizza pan and push your dough into the sheet and form a circle that is about 12 inches in diameter and make sure that the edge is much more thick than the middle portion of the pizza. You can now add any topping you desire. In a 475-500′ F oven, bake the pizza until it is golden or cooked.