Pizza Dough
Ingredients
5 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp yeast
2 tsp sugar or honey
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 cups warm water
Instructions
Dissolve the yeast and sweetener in the warm water. Once the yeast has activated and become “frothy”, add other ingredients. Knead for 10 minutes. (I do this with the dough hook attachment with my KitchenAid Mixer.)
Spray glass bowl with olive oil and transfer dough to bowl. Allow to rise. This dough can rise in 1-2 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refridgerator. If allowing to rise in the fridge, let it sit out at room temperature for an hour or so to warm up before using.
Transfer dough onto cookie sheet, pizza pan, or pizza stone. Stretch and shape dough into a circle shape with around 14″ diameter (more or less depending on desired thickness.) Allow to rise another hour.
I bake the dough for 10 minutes at 400 degrees before adding toppings. This helps ensure that the dough gets cooked thoroughly. Once pizza is assembled, bake it for 15 minutes or so.
Enjoy!
