Pizza Dough
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1 12 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon natural cane sugar
- 1 cup warm water (110F)
- 1 extra virgin olive oil
- In a deep bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour with the yeast, salt, and sugar.
- Add the water and olive oil.
- Use a wooden spoon to stir it all together until you have a wet, sticky dough.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the remaining flour onto a clean counter or large cutting board.
- Scrape the dough onto the counter and knead in the flour until the dough is smooth and soft.
- The dough should not be tacky or sticky, you may not need all the flour, or you may need to add a little extra.
- Lightly oil the inside of a deep glass or ceramic bowl.
- Place the dough in the bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and place in a warm spot until doubled in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Once the dough has risen, sprinkle some of the remaining flour, about 2 tablespoons, on your work surface.
- Turn the dough out and knead gently once or twice to deflate.
- If making one thick crust pizza, place the dough back in the bowl, cover tightly, and place back in warm spot to double in volume once more, about 30 minutes.
- For two thin crust pizzas, evenly divide dough between two lightly oiled bowls, cover tightly, and place in a warm spot to double, about 30 minutes.
- This pizza dough is best baked in a 500F oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Place toppings on pizza, adjust the oven rack to the center position, and bake on a pizza stone or pizza pans lightly coated with olive oil.
bread flour, active dry yeast, salt, natural cane sugar, warm water, extra virgin olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pizza-dough-500740 (may not work)