Easy Homemade Dough
Ingredients
1 c water 105-110 degrees F
1 TBS sugar
1 TBS active dry yeast
1 TBS olive oil
2 to 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or pizza flour
1 tsp salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a pizza pan or a large jelly roll pan and set aside.
Put warm water into a large mixing bowl.
Add sugar and yeast and stir to combine.
Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes until it becomes frothy and bubbles form.
Add olive oil and gently stir to combine.
Add 2 cups of flour and salt and mix with a spatula until a ball forms (dough will still be slightly sticky). Add more flour as needed to form a dough ball.
Transfer to a floured surface and knead into a smooth dough, adding up to 1/2 cup extra flour if needed.
Roll dough into your desired shape and gently transfer to your prepared pan.
To ensure the dough doesn’t form air pockets, use a fork to prick to the dough all around (gently so you do not poke holes all the way through the crust).
Bake on the lower rack of your preheated oven for 5 minutes and remove from your oven. (this is just to very slightly prebake the dough). If you notice air bubbles forming, poke them with a fork to let the air out.
Add pizza sauce and toppings of choice!
Bake on the lower rack of your oven for around 15-20 minutes until the crust looks crispy and lightly browned.
Let cool, cut and serve.
Pizza Sauce
2 pounds fresh plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped, or one (28-oz.) can of Italian crushed tomatoes
1 garlic clove, finely chopped (if using powder 1/2 teaspoon)
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt
4 fresh basil leaves, torn into bits ( if dry 1 teaspoon)
In a large saucepan, combine tomatoes, garlic, oil, and salt to taste.
Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Add the basil. Let the sauce cool.
Makes enough for one large pizza. If you are making smaller pizzas you may want to half the recipe. If you do not want any left over.
If using a pizza stone is how to take care of it.
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