Thursday, May 21, 2009

Jay's Signature Pizza Crust

Courtesy of allrecipies.com, this crust is so easy and so, so good!! You can roll it thin for a crunchier texture or you can smear some oil in the bottom of your deep dish pan and make it just like Pizza Hut's deep dish crust. I have even made it normal as a regular pan pizza and it was fabulous also! For you health nuts, I have also tried 1/2 whole wheat flour and that turned out great. My next pizza will be full whole wheat so I'll let you know how that goes!

2 1/4 tsp. yeast
1/2 tsp. brown sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water (11o degrees)
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp. olive oil
3 1/3 cups flour

In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in the water and let sit for 10 minutes.
Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 cups of the flour.
Turn dough onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double, this should take about an hour. Punch down the dough and form a tight ball. Allow the dought o relax for a minute before rolling out.

Preheat oven to 425. If you are baking the pizza on a stone you can place your toppings on the dough immediately. If you are baking your pizza in a pan, lightly oil the pan and let the dough rise for 15 - 20 minutes before topping and baking.
Do not put pizza in the oven until it is fully preheated. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until crust and cheeses are browned.

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