Pizza Dough

Name: Pizza Dough
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups warm water (100° to 110°); 2 (1/4-ounce) envelopes active dry yeast; 2 tablespoons sugar; 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; Vegetable cooking spray

7 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups warm water (100° to 110°)
2 (1/4-ounce) envelopes active dry yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Vegetable cooking spray

Directions

1

Place warm water in a small bowl. Sprinkle yeast and sugar over water, stirring until they dissolve. Let stand 5 minutes or until mixture is bubbly.
2

Combine flour and salt in a big bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Pour yeast mixture and oil into well, and stir to form a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 5 minutes. Spray inside of a big bowl with cooking spray, and place dough inside it. Lightly spray top of dough. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
3

Overnight the dough will rise and double in size. Punch dough down with your fist to release air. Divide dough into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a 3-inch ball. Loosely wrap each ball in plastic wrap, and chill in refrigerator.