Basic Pizza Dough

Name: Basic Pizza Dough
Prep time: 1 h 53 min
Cook time: 1 h 53 min
Total time: 1 h 53 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast (recommended: RapidRise); 1 liters bread flour; 4 servings Cornmeal, for pan; 3 Tbsps olive oil, plus more for bowl; 2 teaspoons salt; 414 milliliters warm water

Basic Pizz This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat oven at 450 degrees F.

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Oven

Measure out 1 3/4 cups warm water (it should be pleasantly warm on your wrist).

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Water

Sprinkle the yeast on top of the water and allow it to activate, about 10 minutes.

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Water

Yeast

Put the salt and 2 cups of the flour into a food processor. Pulse 5 times to blend.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Pour in the yeast and water and pulse 5 times.

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Water

Yeast

Add the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Add the remaining flour 1 cup at a time, pulsing and scraping the sides of the bowl until well blended. As soon as the mixture is combined, dump it out onto a well-floured board and knead for 15 turns, until the dough is smooth and elastic.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Place the dough in a greased bowl and turn to coat all sides. Cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel. Allow the dough to rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes, until doubled in size, then punch it down. Divide it in half; each half will make 1 (12-inch) pizza.

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Dough

Punch

Wrap

Tea

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Plastic Wrap

Kitchen Towels

Bowl

Place on a cornmeal-dusted pizza stone, pizza pan, or cookie sheet.

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Cornmeal

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Baking Sheet

Pizza Stone

Pizza Pan

Roll up edge slightly to create a ridge around the pizza.

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Roll

Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until crust is light brown.

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Crust

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Oven

Cook's Note: If using only half dough, freeze the other half.

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Dough

Place the dough in a resealable freezer bag. To thaw, remove the bag from the freezer and place in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

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Dough

Roll the dough out while cold then allow it to come to room temperature before adding toppings.

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Dough

Roll

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Servings:

7grams

package active dry yeast (recommended: RapidRise)1liters

bread flour 4servings

Cornmeal, for pan 3Tbsps

olive oil, plus more for bowl 2teaspoons

salt 414milliliters

warm water

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

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