Pizza Crust Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 tsp instant or active dry yeast
1 1/2 c warm water
4 c all purpose flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1/3 c olive oil
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Directions:Note: It's best to make this dough at least 24 hours in advance and 3 or 4 days is even better.
Sprinkle yeast over 1 1/2 cups warm (not lukewarm) water. Let stand for a few minutes.
In a mixer, combine flour and salt. With the mixer running on low speed (with the paddle attachment), drizzle in olive oil until combined with flour. Next, pour in yeast/water mixture and mix until just combined and the dough comes together in a sticky mass.
Coat a large bowl with a light drizzle of olive oil. Form the dough into a ball. Put dough in greased bowl and toss to coat in oil. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let is set for 1 or 2 hours, or store in refrigerator until needed. (Again, it's really best to plan ahead so this dough can sit for a few days.)
When you are ready to make pizza, grab 1/2 of the dough. Squeeze into a nice tightly pulled ball. Then roll out dough with a rolling pin or pull and stretch the dough until it's to the desired thickness--a thinner crust is best. Lay it on a lightly oiled pan. Cover with desired toppings.
Preheat over to 375º and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and toppings are bubbly. |
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Notes: This is one of the easiest and best tasting pizza crusts. It's not "bready" tasting. It has a nice chew and will bake through even with multiple toppings on it. And yes, add the oil first THEN the water, otherwise, you will end up with a greasy unusable mess. If you make the dough ahead, do not "burp" the bowl--in other words, keep the plastic wrap on until you are ready to use as the dough is fermenting and developing flavor while resting. Finally, try something different for toppings--sweet pepper jelly with chunks of ham and a light scattering of crumbled blue cheese or pesto sauce with cooked crumbled sweet Italian sausage and grated Parmesan cheese. The choices are endless!
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