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Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough is a home-style recipe made with Sugar, Olive Oil, Unbleached All Purpose Flour, and Salt.

Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp
• 2 tbsp
• 2 cup
• 1/2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Stir in an additional 1/3 cup lukewarm water, oil, 2 cups flour, and salt and blend mixt ure until it forms a dough.

2. 2

   Knead the dough on a floured surface, incorporating as much of the remaining 1/4 cup flour as necessary to prevent the dough from sticking, for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it is smooth a nd elastic.

3. 3

   Alternatively, the dough may be made in a food processor.

4. 4

   Proof the yeast as described above and in a food processor combine it with the remaining ingredients.

5. 5

   1 teaspoon at a time, if it is too dry, or more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, if it is too wet, and knead the dough by processing it for 15 seconds.

6. 6

   Put the dough, prepared by either method, in an oiled bowl and turn it to coat it with the oil.

7. 7

   Let the dough rise, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place for 1 hour, or until it is double in bulk, and punch it down.

8. 8

   The dough is now ready to be formed into pizzas.