Once considered “junk food”, pizzas these days can be found on the menu at many gourmet restaurants. By using quality ingredients and mixing various toppings, this previous fast-food dish can now be a desirable delicacy. What makes each pizza unique is the toppings and sauces, making this dough an all-around base for your pizzas. This recipe will yield you an easy-workable dough that will perform well as a base for any pizza topping you can dream of. Good luck!
Prep Time
1 hour and 30 minutes
Method of preparing the dough:
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In a large bowl, mix the water, sugar, salt, oil, and yeast. Allow 10 minutes for the yeast to activate.
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Add the flour and start kneading the dough with your hands. If it is too hard, add some more water. Form the dough into a large ball and remove it from the bowl. Continue kneading the dough on a lightly floured surface.
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Coat the bowl with a little bit of oil and put the dough back in. Cover the bowl with a towel and let it rise in a warm place for 60-90 minutes.
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Now the dough should be ready. You can use it for any kind of pizza you'd like. Start by preheating the oven to 570°F (300°C)
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Roll the dough out into a circular shape (squares work as well!), add your toppings and bake for 8-12 minutes, until the edges are golden brown and crispy.
Chef's Tip:
We suggest keeping all kinds of yeast in the fridge. Sometimes when it's kept in the pantry, it goes bad quickly, and there aren't any tell-tale signs for that. When yeast expires, the rising effect won't work.
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