Basic Pizza Dough
- 1 1/2 cups warm water (115F)
- 2 packets (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for brushing
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- Place the warm water in a large bowl; sprinkle with yeast.
- Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Brush another large bowl with oil.
- Whisk sugar, oil, and salt into yeast mixture, then stir in flour with a wooden spoon until a sticky dough forms.
- Transfer to oiled bowl; brush top of dough with oil.
- Cover bowl with oiled plastic wrap; let stand in a warm spot until dough doubles in size, about 1 hour.
- Turn out dough onto a well-floured surface.
- With floured hands, knead until smooth, about 15 seconds; divide into two equal balls.
- To freeze dough, set balls on a plate (they should not touch); freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
- Then freeze in a labeled resealable plastic bag up to 3 months.
- Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
- To make whole-wheat dough, replace 2 cups all-purpose flour with 2 cups whole-wheat flour.
warm water, packets, olive oil, sugar, coarse salt, allpurpose flour
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/basic-pizza-dough-388090 (may not work)