Put yeast and sugar in a cup. Add 1/2 cup of water. The water should be between 100 and 110°F. Mix well. Wait about 5 minutes for the yeast and sugar to activate.
In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, salt, olive oil, 1 cup of warm water and the yeast mixture. Mix this with a fork to get all the liquid absorbed by the flour.
Place a handful of flour on a pastry board or mixing surface. Dust your hands and spread out the flour. Empty the contents of the bowl on to the flour.
Knead the dough vigorously for 8-10 minutes or until the texture is smooth and uniform. If the dough seems a little sticky, add a little more flour. One method to knead, is to lean on the dough with the palm of your hand. Press the dough to the mixing surface. Fold the dough and repeat.
Place the dough in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Place bowl in draft free area and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise for about an hour. Punch down the dough and wait about 45 minutes. Your dough is now ready.
Cut the dough in half. Dust a rolling pin with flour and roll out on a floured pastry board until the dough is the desired shape. Keep using flour, so the dough won't stick.
Dust a cookie sheet with corn meal. (Oil will work ok, but the dough will be greasy.) Use a spatula and slide the dough onto the cookie sheet. If you have a pizza & baking stone, assemble pizza on a peel dusted with corn meal. Then use the peel to place the pizza on the pre-heated stone.
Author's Comments
There are many dough recipes out there. Use the one that tastes best to you. Here is a pizza dough recipe that works for me.
The more you make dough the easier it will become. Don't get discouraged if it seems difficult the first time. You will surprise yourself at how easy it becomes the second time. Actually, the hardest part of making dough is the clean up!
Instructions
Put yeast and sugar in a cup. Add 1/2 cup of water. The water should be between 100 and 110°F. Mix well. Wait about 5 minutes for the yeast and sugar to activate.
In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, salt, olive oil, 1 cup of warm water and the yeast mixture. Mix this with a fork to get all the liquid absorbed by the flour.
Place a handful of flour on a pastry board or mixing surface. Dust your hands and spread out the flour. Empty the contents of the bowl on to the flour.
Knead the dough vigorously for 8-10 minutes or until the texture is smooth and uniform. If the dough seems a little sticky, add a little more flour. One method to knead, is to lean on the dough with the palm of your hand. Press the dough to the mixing surface. Fold the dough and repeat.
Place the dough in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Place bowl in draft free area and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise for about an hour. Punch down the dough and wait about 45 minutes. Your dough is now ready.
Cut the dough in half. Dust a rolling pin with flour and roll out on a floured pastry board until the dough is the desired shape. Keep using flour, so the dough won't stick.
Dust a cookie sheet with corn meal. (Oil will work ok, but the dough will be greasy.) Use a spatula and slide the dough onto the cookie sheet. If you have a pizza & baking stone, assemble pizza on a peel dusted with corn meal. Then use the peel to place the pizza on the pre-heated stone.
Author's Comments
There are many dough recipes out there. Use the one that tastes best to you. Here is a pizza dough recipe that works for me.
The more you make dough the easier it will become. Don't get discouraged if it seems difficult the first time. You will surprise yourself at how easy it becomes the second time. Actually, the hardest part of making dough is the clean up!
Similar Recipes
pizza dough