Categories: Main Dish, Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 1 pkg. (or 2 tsp.) active dry yeast
• 1 tsp. sugar or honey
• 2 1/2 – 3 cups flour – all purpose, whole wheat, or any combination of the two
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil

Directions

1. In a large bowl, stir together the water, yeast and sugar; set aside for 5 minutes, until it’s foamy. (If it doesn’t get foamy, either your water was too hot and killed the yeast or it was inactive to begin with – toss it and buy fresh yeast or try again!)

2. Add 2 1/2 cups of the flour, salt and oil and stir until the dough comes together. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough for about 8 minutes, until it’s smooth and elastic, adding a little more flour if the dough is too sticky.

3. Place the dough in an oiled bowl and turn to coat all over. Cover with a tea towel or plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place for half an hour to an hour, until doubled in bulk. If you want you can let it rise more slowly in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours.

4. Roll the dough out into one or two pizzas. Spread the pizza dough with tomato sauce or paste, sprinkle with desired toppings and bake on a preheated pizza stone or cookie sheet at 450F for 15-20 minutes, until bubbly and golden, or cook on the grill (see above).

5. Makes enough dough for 2 – 9” pizzas, or one big rectangular one.

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