Basic Pizza Dough

By candicenava

Ingredients

• 1 C. warm water
• 1 pkg (.25 oz) dry active yeast
• 2 3/4 C all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp olive oil

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 5mins

Preparation

Step 1

1) Place water in a small bowl and site in yeast. Let stand 5 minutes.

2) In a large bowl, whisk together 2 1/2 cups of the flour, sugar and salt. Make a well in the center and add the yeast mixture and olive oil. Stir until dough comes together and forms a ball. Turn out onto a well-floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, adding as much of the remaining 1/4 cup of flour as needed. Form into a disk and place in a bowl that had been light coated with olive oil. Turn Disk over and cover bowl with plastic wrap or dish towel. Allow to rise in warm place for 2 hours.

3)Remove dough from bowl and punch down. Roll out into desired diameter.