Friday Night Pizza Dough

In an effort to save a little dough -- pun definitely intended, I started making our traditional Friday night pizzas. It's easy at our house, cheese and pepperoni are the weekly winners, but even if your brood prefer something a little more flavorful this dough is quick easy and cheap to make.

Ingredients

1 cup warm water

2 tablespoons of olive oil

3 cups bread flour

1 teaspoon garlic salt

2 1/4 teaspoon of active dry yeast

Directions

• Combine 1 cup of flour with remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl with paddle or beaters for 4 minutes.
• Gradually add remaining flour and knead with dough hooks 5 to 7 minutes until smooth and elastic. If the dough is too sticky for your liking add flour 1 Tablespoon at a time; too dry add water 1 Tablespoon at a time.
• Let dough  rise for about 30 minutes. 
• Lightly knead the dough and divide into 2 parts. Let rest for 10-15 minutes.
• Press each half into a generously greased 12-inch round pizza pan 
• Pre-bake for 10-12 minutes in pre-heated 400°F oven until edges of crust begin to turn light golden brown. 
• Add desired toppings and bake an additional 15 minutes.

Servings

2 - 12 inch thin crust pizzas OR 1 - 12 inch thick crust.

A Broken Oven Tip

Dust the pizza pan with cornmeal before stretching to add a little bit of flavor and prevent the pizza from sticking to the pan.