Basic Pizza Dough aka New York Style Pizza Dough

This dough was simple to make and very delicious. I would use it for a tasty garlic bread as well. 

Ingredients:

2 tbsp yeast
1 cup warm water (not hot - just very warm)
1/2 tbsp sugar
2-3 cups of flour (as needed)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

 1. Add the water, yeast, sugar and 1/2 cup of the flour into a mixing bowl. Stir well and let sit until bubbly (up to 20 minutes)
2. Add olive oil, salt and 2 cups of the flour. Knead for 10 minutes. Add more flour as needed - dough should be sticky and 'wet' but loose enough to pull from bowl and add to a oiled bigger bowl - make sure to oil the top of the dough as well - to allow it to rise. - up to 2 hours until it is doubled. I put mine on the oven, covered with a tea towel, that oven had been pre-heated to 350* and it rose within 20 minutes.
3. Divide the dough into 2 balls. At this point you can continue to make your pizza OR you can place the balls into a ziploc baggie and refrigerate over night or freeze.
4. When ready to use, remove from fridge and allow to come to room temperature before using.
5. Continue making your pizza - with whatever toppings that you want.
6. Have your oven pre-heated to 425*. Bake your pizza for 8-15 minutes depending on the thickness of your crust. If you want a crunchier crust - make it thinner. You can sprinkle corn meal on your pizza pan for easy removal and an authentic taste. If you want a softer crust, make it thicker and put parchment paper down on the cookie sheet. 

Enjoy!!


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