123 Pizza Dough Food

123 PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large bowl), combine water, yeast and honey. Mix with a spoon, then let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. Add in 1½ cups of flour, salt and olive oil and mix with the paddle attachment (or stir with a spoon) until the dough comes together. Then switch to the dough hook and knead, stopping mixer often to scrape dough into the centre so that it forms into a ball. Turn out the dough onto the counter and knead by hand about 5 minutes, adding the remaining 1/4 cup of flour, if needed, while you knead the dough. Work it until it forms a smooth and elastic-feeling ball of dough - 3 to 5 minutes. Give the same bowl a quick wash, drizzle some olive oil into it, then place the dough inside, turning to coat both the dough and the sides of the bowl. Cover with a sheet of wax paper, then a towel and place in a warm place to rise until doubled in bulk (about ½ hr to 1 hour).
• Preheat the oven to 425°F with a rack in the upper third. Oil a pizza pan or cookie sheet with olive oil.
• When the dough has risen, turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface and press or roll it out with a rolling pin as thin as possible - to about a 15 inch circle, or if you like it thinner, roll it large enough to fit a large cookie sheet. Transfer the dough to your oiled pan, and push and shape the edges so that you have a raised rim around the edge of the crust. Alternatively, just plop the raised dough onto your greased pan and push it out to the edges of the pan. You won't be able to get it right to the edge if you are using a large cookie sheet.
• Top with your favourite toppings, then top with grated cheese. Wait about 20 minutes for the dough to rise a little again before cooking.
• Bake the pizza until the crust is brown and the cheese is browned and bubbly, about 15 - 20 minutes. Check after 10 minutes, and if the edges of the dough seem to be browning too quickly, turn the oven down to 375 for the remainder of the cooking time so that the cheese gets cooked too.

SUNNY'S PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Make the yeast by combining the water yeast and sugar.
• Once the yeast has grown, combine all ingredients.
• Knead into dough.
• Spread out on pizza pans.
• Prick dough with a fork.
• Bake 3 to 5 minutes before putting toppings on and baking the pizza.