Dominick's Basic Pizza Dough

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups high gluten flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 3/4 cup warm water (about 105 degrees f.)
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 place the warm water, salt, sugar. yeast and olive oil in a bowl and mix well.
• 2 add flour and begin kneading immediately, using a mixing machine or by hand (i use my kitchenaid with the dough hook).
• 3 dough has proper moisture content when it is sticky to the touch but does not stick to your hand--add extra water or flour to achieve this.
• 4 after kneading about 15 minutes by hand or a few minutes in the mixer, form the dough into a ball and let it rise, covered or in a large plastic freezer bag about two hours at room temperature.
• 5 gently deflate and refrigerate up to 24 hours before freezing or baking (the longer you chill the dough, the chewier the crust--i like it chilled only briefly).
• 6 your dough is now ready to be used in your favorite way.
• 7 i roll mine out very thin and bake at the highest temperature the oven will allow.