This crust raises so nicely and provides a thick and chewy crust... use it right away or freeze it for later use.
Author: Shanon
Serves: 1 Pizza Crust
Ingredients
2¼ teaspoons dry yeast
1¼ cups warm water
½ teaspoon sugar
3¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
In the bowl of your stand mixer, or a large bowl you can use for kneading, sprinkle yeast and sugar over the top of the warm water for proofing. Keep the temperature of your water around 110°.
Let this stand for 5-8 minutes or until it is nice and bubbly.
Add olive oil.
Add flour and salt.
Mix with a wooden spoon to combine or mix on low in your stand mixture until flour is well incorporated.
Add remaining cup of flour.
Mix.
At this point if you are working by hand, turn the dough out and knead for about 10 minutes. If you are working with a stand mixer mix for 6-8 minutes.
As you are working the dough by hand or mixing in the mixer, sprinkle the remaining quarter cup of flour, testing the dough. The dough will be a bit sticky.
Put the dough in a lightly greased bowl, turning to coat.
Cover and allow to rise in a warm spot for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
Deflate and shape or deflate and freeze.
Top and bake at 450° for about 15 minutes
**to freeze place deflated dough in a freezer bag that has been coated with cooking spray. Remove air from the bag, seal and freeze.***to thaw place the dough in the freezer overnight.
Recipe by Sweet Suppertime at https://www.sweetsuppertime.com/?p=1028