How to Make Easy Pizza Crust

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Make Easy Pizza Crust

Pizza crust is my favorite part of eating pizza!

Here is an easy pizza crust recipe that can be made quickly for a great homemade pizza crust that is not too sweet or dry.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

1 1/2 c. hot water (not near boiling)
2 t. yeast
2 t. White or Brown Sugar
2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. corn meal
1 t. salt
Pizza stone or round baking sheet
Large mixing bowl
Mixing spoon
Parchment paper (optional)
1 T. Olive oil

Step 1

Combine the water, yeast and sugar.
Step 2

Measure out the flour and wait for bubbles to form in the wet mixture.
Step 3

Add the flour to the wet mixture and stir until well combined.
Step 4

Once the dough forms into a ball, turn it onto a floured surface and kneading until smooth and elastic.
Step 5

Pour the olive oil into a bowl and place the dough in the bowl, turning it once to cover the pizza dough in oil. Cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Step 6

Stretch the dough in the air (Italian style) or roll the dough out with a rolling pin until it fits your pan.
Step 7

Lay down parchment paper (optional) and dust pan or parchment paper with corn meal or semolina flour.
Step 8

Bake on a baking stone for 5 minutes at 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 9

Cover with toppings and cook for another 10 minutes at 500 degrees.

Comments

gputscher said

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on 10/23/2009 Sounds great. WIll have to try your recipe on How to Make Easy Pizza Crust. 5*&rec

FrazzledNanny said

on 9/24/2009 Pizza is my number one weakness (I have several others). Thank you for the homemade crust recipe. We love to make our own pizzas but usually use store bought crust. 5*