Thursday, October 18, 2007

Favorite Pizza Crust

As requested by the soul member of my blog fan club!

Quick Mix Pizza Dough
(An every other Thursday night tradition which precedes FMN: Family Movie Night.)
From Pampered Chef Baking Stone Insert

1 c water
2 T olive oil
3 to 3 ½ c all purpose flour, divided (we like to use ½ fresh ground whole wheat)
1 pkg active dry yeast
1 t sugar
½ t salt
Top as your family desires.

Heat water and oil to 120˚F. Combine 1½ cups flour, yeast, sugar, and salt in large mixing bowl. Add warm water mixture then mix with electric beaters or Kitchenaid. Stir in the additional 1 ½-2 c flour ½ cup at a time till forms soft dough. Knead for 5 to 10 minutes. Dough should be smooth and elastic, but not sticky when kneading is complete. Shape dough into a ball and place in a large greased bowl, turning dough over to grease top. Cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 45-60 mins. Preheat oven to 450˚F. Divide dough into desired sizes. Recipe makes 2-15 inch rounds. Roll out. Top. Bake 20-25 mins.

2 comments:

Crystal said...

I haven't checked your blog for a while. Thank you for finally posting the recipe!!!!
If other people knew you wrote a blog, they would read it.

MNCarlsson said...

Thanks to a new link on "Sparkle's" website, you now have another fan. :)
I've made pizza from scratch a few times but have never found a recipe I loved. I'll have to try this one out.