Pizza Dough
Ingredients
4 cup flour
2 1/4 tsp yeast, active dry
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup water, microwave for 1:30
Directions
Combine the following in a bowl: 3 ½ cups of the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Mix together.
Add 2 tbsp olive oil and water (110 degrees). Add water slowly while mixing with a dough hook until dough forms a ball.
If dough is sticky, add flour (1 tbsp at a time until dough forms a ball).
Turn out on floured surface and knead gently until smooth.
Grease large bowl with olive oil. Add dough, turning once. Cover with plastic and put in warm place to rise until double (approximately one hour).
After rising, turn dough out on floured surface. Let rest for ten minutes. Dough is now ready to shape to fit pizza pan.