Pizza Dough Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 packet dry active yeast or 13g fresh yeast
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
If using Dry Yeast: Heat up 3/4 cup of water in a pan over high heat, before It starts to boil poor this into a bowl and add, your dry yeast, and let it activate.
If using fresh yeast: crumble the fresh yeast up and follow the rest of the directions:
In the bowl of your mixer, add the yeast, water and 1 1/2 cups of flour and mix with the dough hook.
Add the sugar and salt while mixing, after it is well incorporated, add the olive oil.
Gradually at the rest of the flour.
Keep the dough kneeing until it is elastic and pulling away from the sides of the bowl.
In a big glass bowl, drizzle olive oil and pour the dough into the bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
When the dough has risen. *note: dough reacts to temperature, humidity, loud noises and breezes. Dough rises the best in around 30C.
The dough is ready when it has doubled in size.
Preheat your oven to 400-425F.
Take the plastic wrap off of the bowl and stick your finger into the dough to deflate it.
On a floured surface, pour the dough out and knead the dough until it is smooth.
Cut the dough in half and on a pizza stone or baking sheet, work the dough into the shape of the pan, square or round, you pick it.
Don’t use a rolling pin, that just kills the dough. use your fingers, that’s the fun in it all.
Top with whatever toppings your heart desires and cook it in your oven for about 15 minutes, Turning it half way through the baking process.
I like my pizza crispy and cooked well. So sometimes I go for 25-30 minutes in the oven. The crispier the better.
