Pizza dough3

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 teaspoons (about 1 package) active dry yeast
⅔ cup Warm water
2½ cup All-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon Salt
4 teaspoons Extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Combine the yeast and water in a large mixing bowl, and set the bowl aside for 10 minutes. Stir in ½ cup of the flour, followed by the salt and olive oil. Stir in more flour, ½ cup at a time, until you have ½ cup left. Stir in ¼ cup of the remaining flour, and reserve the remaining ¼ cup.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead it until it is smooth and velvety, about 7 minutes, working in as much of the remaining flour as the dough will take. Oil a large mixing bowl and place the dough in the bowl. Cover with a damp towel, set in a warm place, and let rise for 2 hours, until the dough has doubled. Punch the dough down, and let it rest for 5 minutes. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface, and, using the heel of your hand, press it into a flat circle. Use a rolling pin to roll it into a 12-inch circle about ⅜-inch thick. Top the dough and bake it as directed in a specific recipe.

Yield: 1 12-inch shell

Notes: Recipe courtesy of Michele Jordan, California Home Cooking Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL9069 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Angele and Jon Freeman" <jfreeman@...> on Apr 4, 1998

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