Homemade Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough

2 teaspoons yeast

3/4 cup warm water (105 to 110 degrees)

2 cups flour

1 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil

1 tsp salt

Stir the yeast in the warm water to blend. Set aside for about 15 minutes.

Mound the flour on a work surface. I would use a big bowl. Form a well in the center of the flour and add the oil and salt to the well. Add the yeast mixture to the well. Working from the center outward stir the sides of the well into the yeast mixture until all of the flour is incorporated. Continue to mix the dough until a dough forms.

Knead the dough until it is smoooooooth and elaaasssstic and no longer sticky adding small pinches of flour if the dough is too sticky--about 8 minutes. (I guarantee you can't go 8 minutes). Divide the dough in two and shape each into a ball.

Lightly oil 2 large bowls and place the dough in the bowls. Cover the bowls with towels and let rise at room temperature until doubled--about 1 1/2 hours.

Lightly flour your work surface and work your balls!!!!

Just use your hands. A pin just makes it messy and as long as you lightly flour the dough you can make it really thin. OR thick if you like. Although tonight I used a pin and it worked just fine.

by Kollen Rae