Basic Dough (For Pizza And Focaccia) Recipe

  1. Sprinkle yeast over water in a small bowl; stir to dissolve yeast.
  2. Let stand about 5 min.
  3. Stir in flour and salt to make a soft dough.
  4. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
  5. Knead till smooth and elastic, about 5 min, adding more flour if necessary.
  6. Shape into a ball.
  7. Place in a greased bowl; turn to coat.
  8. Cover and let rise in hot place till doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
  9. Preheat oven to 425 F. Sprinkle two large baking sheets or possibly jelly-roll pans with cornmeal.
  10. Punch down dough.
  11. Divide dough in half; roll or possibly pat each dough piece into an 8-inch round if making pizza.
  12. For focaccia, roll or possibly pat whole dough piece into a 13x9-inch rectangle.
  13. Top dough as desired.
  14. Bake on lowest rack 20 min or possibly till crust is golden.
  15. Makes 6 servings.

yeast, hot water, flour, salt

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/basic-dough-for-pizza-and-focaccia-79471 (may not work)

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