Homemade Pizza Dough

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast (2-4 teaspoons)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 cups flour (or more)
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups warm water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 475.
• 2 combine sugar and 1/2 cup of 100-110 degree water, and yeast, mix well and wait 5 minutes for yeast to activate.
• 3 in large mixing bowl combine remaining ingredients, mix with fork until all the liquid is absorbed.
• 4 place a handful of flour on counter top and empty contents of bowl onto the flour.
• 5 knead dough for 8-10 minutes until texture is smooth and uniform. if the dough feels sticky add a little flour and continue to knead.
• 6 place dough in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. place bowl in a draft free area and cover with a cloth.
• 7 let the dough rise for about an hour, punch down and wait another 45 minutes.
• 8 use your hands to dust a rolling pin and shape dough on a floured mixing surface. until dough is desired shape.
• 9 grease a cooking stone with more olive oil.
• 10 assemble favorite pizza toppings.
• 11 bake at 475 for 17-19 minutes.