Pizza Dough
Makes dough for 2 pizzas
Ingredients:
1¾ cups warm water
2¼ tsp. instant yeast
4 cups flour, plus more for dusting
1½ tsp. salt
2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- In a large bowl, mix water with yeast. Combine flour, salt and olive oil with the yeast mixture and mix until a dough is formed. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes until it is smooth and elastic. Transfer it to a lightly oiled bowl and cover. Let it rise for 1-2 hours until it has doubled in size.
- Deflate the dough and divide it in two. At this point you can also freeze it by wrapping it in plastic wrap and storing it in a large ziploc for later use.
- To make the pizza, preheat the oven to 500?F/260?C. Lightly sprinkle your pizza pan with cornmeal. Shape the dough and place it on the pan. Brush the edges with olive oil and top as desired. Bake the pizza for 8-12 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
