Pizza Dough And Bonus Focaccia Bread
- 1 1/2 cups water, at 110 degrees f
- 3/4 tablespoon fast rising yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 4 cups bread flour or 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Add yeast and sugar to water, whisk and set aside until foamy.
- Add yeast mixture and oil to flour; mix and turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead 5 minutes (10 minutes if under stress or worried).
- Place in oiled bowl, loosely covered with plastic wrap or clean towel; allow to rise in warm place until doubled in size, 45-60 minutes.
- Divide dough in half and roll out 2-12"to 15" pizzas; or 1 large 9" focaccia (using all of the dough); or 1 pizza and 1 small 5" focaccia; or 2 small focaccia.
- Bake topped pizza at 500u0b0 for 10-12 minutes.
- Focaccia: After first rising, knead desired ingredients into dough; suggestions are herbs, cheese, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, garlic, onions or pesto.
- Pat and stretch dough into small or large rounds; place on oiled cookie sheet, cover with towel and let rise in warm place again until doubled.
- Just before putting bread in oven make indentations in the surface with your fingertips; if desired brush with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt; other suggestions are sesame seeds, beaten egg, flavored oils, pepper, sesame oil, rosemary or basil.
- Bake on cookie sheet or pizza stone until golden brown at 475u0b0, 10-25 minutes depending on size and ingredients.
water, fast rising yeast, sugar, bread flour, salt, olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pizza-dough-and-bonus-focaccia-bread-72270 (may not work)