One Basic Pizza Crust

Name: One Basic Pizza Crust
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon (scant) Active Dry Yeast; 3/4 cups Warm Water; 2 cups All-purpose Flour; 3/4 teaspoons Kosher Salt; 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil

5 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 teaspoon (scant) Active Dry Yeast
3/4 cups Warm Water
2 cups All-purpose Flour
3/4 teaspoons Kosher Salt
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Directions

1

Sprinkle yeast over 3/4 cups warm (not lukewarm) water.
2

Let stand for a few minutes.
3

In a mixer, combine flour and salt.
4

With the mixer running on low speed (with paddle attachment), drizzle in olive oil until combined with flour.
5

Next, pour in yeast/water mixture and mix until just combined, and the dough comes together in a sticky mass.
6

Coat a separate mixing bowl with a light drizzle of olive oil, and form the dough into a ball.
7

Toss to coat dough in olive oil, then cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set it aside for 1 to 2 hours, or store in the fridge until you need it.
8

Note: its best to make the dough at least 24 hours in advance.