Basic Pizza Dough

Name: Basic Pizza Dough
Ingredients: 1 pkg. (or 2 tsp.) active dry yeast; 1 tsp. sugar or honey; 2 1/2 – 3 cups flour – all purpose, whole wheat, or any combination of the two (I usually use about 2 3/4 cups); 1 tsp. salt; a drizzle (1 tsp. – 1 Tbsp.) olive or canola oil

AuthorJulie

Yields1 Serving

1 pkg. (or 2 tsp.) active dry yeast

1 tsp. sugar or honey

2 1/2 – 3 cups flour – all purpose, whole wheat, or any combination of the two (I usually use about 2 3/4 cups)

1 tsp. salt

a drizzle (1 tsp. – 1 Tbsp.) olive or canola oil

In a large bowl, stir the yeast and sugar into a cup of warm water; set aside for 5 minutes, until it’s foamy. (If it doesn’t get foamy, either your water was too hot and killed the yeast or it was inactive to begin with – toss it and buy fresh yeast or try again!)

Add 2 1/2 cups of the flour, salt and oil and stir until the dough comes together. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough for about 8 minutes, until it’s smooth and elastic, adding a little more flour if the dough is too sticky.

Place the dough in an oiled bowl and turn to coat all over. Cover with a tea towel or plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place for half an hour to an hour, until doubled in bulk. If you want you can let it rise more slowly in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours.