Basic Pizza Dough

  1. Place the warm water in a large bowl; sprinkle with yeast.
  2. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
  3. Brush another large bowl with oil.
  4. Whisk sugar, oil, and salt into yeast mixture, then stir in flour with a wooden spoon until a sticky dough forms.
  5. Transfer to oiled bowl; brush top of dough with oil.
  6. Cover bowl with oiled plastic wrap; let stand in a warm spot until dough doubles in size, about 1 hour.
  7. Turn out dough onto a well-floured surface.
  8. With floured hands, knead until smooth, about 15 seconds; divide into two equal balls.
  9. To freeze dough, set balls on a plate (they should not touch); freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
  10. Then freeze in a labeled resealable plastic bag up to 3 months.
  11. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
  12. 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)

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