Pizza Dough Master Recipe (Makes 8 Crusts To Freeze) Recipe
- 5 pound unbleached flour (one bag)
- 3 pts. water, hot
- 2 pkg. dry yeast
- 1 tbsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- In a large bowl, combine salt and flour.
- In another bowl combine hot water and yeast to dissolve.
- Add in sugar and allow foaming to develop (5 - 10 min).
- Gradually add in water mix to center of flour, stirring to blend thoroughly.
- Knead for 5 min then let it rest 5 min.
- On floured flat surface, form dough into long roll and cut into 8 equal portions, place in qt size Zip-lock bags and store in freezer till ready to use.
- When ready to make pizza, remove a portion for each pizza from freezer about 6 to 8 hrs to hot to room temperature or possibly about 12 hrs in refrigerator.
- Flour needs to be room temperature for further processing.
- Roll out ball on floured surface to 2/3 size you wish to make pizza, stretching rather than pressing.
- With floured hands, pick up dough and stretch and or possibly toss and spin to stretch to final size.
- Dough may be placed on baking sheet for topping, but using a circular pizza baking screen allows the bottom to brown.
- Top with favorite sauces, meats and cheeses.
- Bake in very warm oven, top rack for about 8 min.
flour, water, yeast, salt, sugar
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/pizza-dough-master-recipe-makes-8-crusts-to-freeze-1593 (may not work)