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To make pizza dough you will need
Ingredients
| 12 | fl oz | Warm water | | 1 | | sachet rapid rise dry yeast | | 1 | tablespoon | Granulated white sugar | | 2 | tablespoons | Olive oil | | 17 | oz | Plain flour | | 1 1/2 | teaspoons | Salt | | | Vegetable oil; for oiling bowl |
Instructions
1. Set oven to 200f degrees for 10 minutes, then turn oven off.
2. Meanwhile, in bowl of food processor fitted with either metal or plastic
blade, add water and sprinkle in yeast and sugar. Pulse twice to
dissolve yeast. Add all remaining ingredients and process until mixture
forms cohesive mass. Dough should not be sticky (if it is, add 2 more
tablespoons flour and pulse briefly) nor should it be dry and crumbly (if
it is, add 1 more tablespoon water and pulse briefly). Let rest for 2
minutes. Process for another 30seconds.
3. Remove dough from food processor and knead by hand on floured work
surface for 1 minute or until dough is smooth and satiny (dough will feel a
bit tough at this point).
4. Very lightly oil large bowl with vegetable oil. Place dough in bowl (do
not coat dough with oil) and cover with plastic wrap.Place in warm oven.
Let rise for 40 minutes or until doubled.Remove from oven, punch down,
remove from bowl, and separate into two round pieces. Let rest for 10
minutes under a damp dish towel, then shape, top, and bake in preheated
500-degree oven according to the following chart. Cook pizza an additional
2-3 minutes after adding cheese, or until cheese is completely melted.
THIN CRUST 14-inch pizzas (recipe makes 2) 7 to 8 minutes 12-inch pizzas
(recipe makes 4) 5 minutes 8-inch pizzas (recipe makes 8) 3 minutes
MEDIUM-THICK CRUST 12-inch pizzas (recipe makes 2) 9 to 10 minutes 8-inch
pizzas (recipe makes 4) 5 minutes 6-inch pizzas (recipe makes 8) 4 minutes
This quick and easy pizza dough recipe saves a lot of time if you are in a hurry.
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