Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Thick Crust Pizza Dough

I think this is turning into a recipe blog. Oh well, I do love to cook ( almost as much as I love to eat )

Thick Crust Pizza Dough

2 packages yeast ( or 4 1/2 tsps )
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup warm water
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup cool water
1 TBSP olive oil

Mix yeast, 1/2 cup of flour, and 1/2 cup water in a bowl then cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 15 minutes. Stir, then add 3 1/2 cups flour, salt, 1 cup cool water, and oil. Knead for about 10 minutes, until smooth. Place in oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap and let rise until double.
Place in lightly oiled pans and pat out to the sides . Let rest for a few minutes then push back out to sides. Let rise for about 15 minutes then cook for about 10 minutes in 450 degree oven. Remove from oven put on your favorite toppings then return to oven to finish baking.

Makes 2 round pizzas

1 comment:

Erin said...

Thank you very, very, very much! Matt is so excited to make this, he keeps bugging me every day!! What kind of pizza sauce do you use? Love ya!