Basic Pizza Dough

Basic Pizza Dough

Ingredients:

2 c all purpose flour
3 T olive oil
1 packet dry, active yeast
1/2 cup water, 105-115F
1 t sugar

Directions:

1. Add yeast to warm water (note: water must be between 105-115 to activate yeast) and stir. Let water sit for 5 minutes
2. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and oil with a fork until few lumps are left
3. Add water and yeast to flour, mix
4. Coat hands with olive oil, to prevent sticking
5. Remove dough from bowl and work into a ball, pulling the top of the ball around and under
6. Coat your bowl with olive oil and return ball of dough to bowl
7. Tightly cover bowl with plastic wrap
8. Let dough sit in a warm area for 1 hour, to proof
9. Dough is ready when it has doubled in size