Favorite Pizza Dough

Name: Favorite Pizza Dough
Ingredients: 3/4 cups Warm Water; 1 envelope Active Dry Yeast, 0.25 Ounce Packet; 2 cups All-purpose Flour; 1 teaspoon Sugar; 3/4 teaspoons Salt; 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil Plus Extra For Drizzling On Dough

6 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cups Warm Water
1 envelope Active Dry Yeast, 0.25 Ounce Packet
2 cups All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Sugar
3/4 teaspoons Salt
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil Plus Extra For Drizzling On Dough

Directions

1

Pour 3/4 cup warm water into a small bowl; stir in yeast.
2

Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes.
3

Mix flour, sugar, and salt in bowl of a stand mixer.
4

Add yeast mixture and 3 tablespoons oil; mix until dough forms a sticky ball.
5

Then add the dough hook and knead using the mixer for about 3 minutes or until the dough forms a soft ball.
6

Or you could do it by hand on a lightly floured surface.
7

Transfer to a large bowl, add a drizzle of olive oil and turn dough in bowl to coat with oil.
8

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let dough rise in a warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
9

PUNCH down dough.
10

Roll out dough and then follow your pizza recipe.
11

For my recipe, I top with cheese and all the other ingredients and bake at 475 degrees F for about 12 minutes.
12

Note: dough can be made 1 day ahead.
13

Store in airtight container in refrigerator.