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Easy Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup warm water (105 degrees F)
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon active dry yeast
1 TBSaTablespoon olive oil
2 to 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour*
1 tsp fine sea salt
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Put a pizza stone in the oven while it preheats, and let it warm at 500 degrees F for at least 10 minutes.*
Make the Pizza Dough
Combine warm water, yeast and sugar in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
Let mixture sit for 5 minutes, or until it becomes frothy and bubbles form.
Gently stir in olive oil.
Add 2 cups of flour and salt and mix with a spatula until a ball begins to form (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 ½ cup extra flour if needed.
Optional. if desired, cover the bowl with a damp tea towel and let it rise for 10 minutes or up to 1 hour.

You an freeze this homemade pizza dough in a few ways:

1. Form it into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze in an airtight container or plastic bag.
2. Pre-bake the crust for 5 minutes without toppings. Let it cool, wrap it tightly with plastic wrap and foil and freeze. To use, let it thaw, add toppings and bake according to the recipe.
3. Freeze a fully assembled pizza before baking. You can make your own frozen pizzas by making this pizza dough, topping it with sauce and toppings and flash-freezing it on a baking sheet. One it's hardened, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and foil and freeze for up to 2 months. Let thaw and bake.

 

 

 

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