Pizza Dough

By chbounds

Ingredients

• Pizza Dough
• 4 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 3/4 cup water (ice cold)
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• Cornmeal or semolina flour for dusting

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the flour, salt and yeast in a large bowl
Add the oil, water and sugar and mix until it forms a sticky ball of dough
Knead on a clean surface for 5-7 minutes adding flour if it is too wet or water if it is too dry
Cut the dough into three pieces and form them into balls
Place the dough balls on a pan, spray them with oil and cover them with plastic
Place the dough in the fridge and let it rest over night or up to three days.

Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and form it into discs
Lightly flour the discs, spray them with oil, cover them with parchment paper and let them rest for 2 hours
Flour or oil your hands and lay the dough across your knuckles. Lightly bounce the dough on your knuckles, turning it and stretching it until it reaches the size that you want
Place the dough on a baking pan dusted with cornmeal
Add your pizza toppings