Classic Pizza Dough

Name: Classic Pizza Dough
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups warm water; 2 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon semolina or 1 tablespoon cornmeal; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 -3 cups bread flour; olive oil (for pizza pans)

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups warm water
2 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon semolina or 1 tablespoon cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 -3 cups bread flour
olive oil (for pizza pans)

Directions

1

Grease three 9 inch pizza pans with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Set aside.
2

For the dough, in the bowl of an electric mixer, hand whisk the water and yeast and let stand 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the sugar, salt, oil semolina, all-purpose flour and 2 cups of bread flour and mix to make a soft mass. Knead with the dough hook on the slowest speed of the mixer, dusting in additional flour as required to form a soft, elastic dough, about 5 to 8 minutes. Form dough into a ball and place in a lightly greased bowl. Insert bowl into a large plastic bag and let rise until almost doubled, about 30 to 45 minutes.
3

Gently deflate the dough, reinsert into plastic bag, and allow to rest an additional 15 minutes.
4

Gently deflate the dough. Press or roll out dough to fit prepared pizza pans.
5

If dough resists or otherwise retracts, let it rest for a few minutes, then gently coax it to fit pan. Drizzle a little bit of olive oil on top of dough. Spread on tomato sauce and topping of your choice
6

Preheat oven to 425°F Bake 15 minutes, and then reduce heat to 400°F Bake another 15 - 20 minutes until cheese is melted and lightly brown.