Easy Pizza Dough

By Addie

Whenever I used to think about making pizza, the dough thing kind of held me back. I mean anybody can come up with a bunch of toppings and a sauce, right? For pizza dough on the other hand you definitely need an expert or something like that. [heh] Well, not really.

This is the dough recipe that I’m using every time I make pizza and I never failed. It is very fast and easy to make, and nice thing about it, you don’t have to let it rise. Personally I like my crust very thin and not very crispy because I would rather enjoy the toppings than fill myself with bread. [heh] However, if you like the puffy/fluffy style you should let it rise for about an hour and probably add some sugar or honey to it.

Note: The dough is enough to make 3 medium pizzas or probably 2 large ones… depending of what large means to you

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 4 cups flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast

Preparation

Step 1

Pour the yeast over the warm water in a small bowl.

In the bowl of your mixer, add the flour and salt and mix. Add the olive oil and using the dough hook, mix for about a min.

Add the yeast combo to the flour mixture and mix until well incorporated. Shape the dough into a ball and place in an oiled bowl, rubbing oil on the dough as well, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. If you’re not using the dough right away, you can also freeze it.