Pizza Dough
Pizza dough can be used to make not only pizza, but also calzone, stromboli, and breadsticks. This recipe is enough for 2 medium-size round pizzas.
INGREDIENTS | SERVES 8
- 1 package yeast
- 3 ounces warm water
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup cool water
- 1½ teaspoons salt
Combine yeast with the warm water, sugar, and ½ cup of the flour. Let sit 10 minutes.
Add olive oil, cool water, salt, and 1 cup flour. Combine with a wooden spoon.
Add remaining cup of flour; mix to form dough.
Knead dough on a floured board for 5 minutes, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking.
Place dough in oiled bowl; cover. Let rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
Punch down dough and divide in half. Roll the halves into balls and let rise, covered, for 1 hour. Dough is then ready to roll or stretch into pizza rounds, top, and bake.
