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Ingredients
- Directions:
- 1 1/4 c. warm water (105-115 F)
- 1 envelope (.25 oz.) active dry yeast
- 1 t. sugar
- 1 T. olive oil
- 1 t. salt
- 3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
- 2 t. corn meal
- 1 c. pizza sauce
- assorted toppings
- 2 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded
- ●Place 1/4 c. warm water in a large bowl. Sprinkle yeast over water; stir in sugar; let stand 5 minutes.
- ●Add remaining water, oil and salt.
- ●Stir in flour until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Kneed until smooth, 8-10 minutes.
- ●Coat large bowl with cooking spray; place dough in bowl, turning to grease top. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until almost double in size (about 45 minutes.)
- ●Preheat oven to 450 F.
- ●Punch down dough. Coat 2 12 inch pizza pans with cooking spry. Sprinkle pans with corn meal.
- Divide dough in half. Roll dough to fit prepared pans; press dough around edge to form rim.
- ●Bake crust for 10 minutes; remove from oven and top with pizza sauce. Add toppings and sprinkle with cheese.
- ●Bake until cheese melted (15-20 minutes longer).
Preparation
Step 1
●Tip: The secret to rolling pizza dough is to let it rest for 10 minutes after it is about half the size needed. Then it will easily stretch the rest of the way.