Pizza Dough

Total Time: 1 hr 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon fast rising yeast (2 1/4 oz pack)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces lukewarm water (1 cup)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, yeast, salt ans sugar in a mixing bowl and stir.
• 2 add vegetible oil and water.
• 3 mix together all ingredients.
• 4 knead by hand for 3 minutes: shape; put in bowl; cover and let rise until double in volume.
• 5 punch down; divide into 2 equal pieces and shape into round balls or leave in one piece for a 16" pizza.
• 6 let dough rest for 4 minutes.
• 7 roll out approximnately 12 " or 16" diameter.
• 8 spray pizza pan lightly with no-stick vegetable cooking spay.
• 9 place on pizza pan; let rise for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 10 add sauce, toppings and cheese.
• 11 place on the bottom rac in a cold oven, turn oven to 500 and bake for 17 to 20 minutes.