Thick Crust Pizza Dough

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2-2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 package)
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon oil

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine 3/4 cup flour, salt, sugar, and yeast and blend well.
• 2 in a small saucepan, heat water and oil until very warm (120 to 130) and add to flour mixture.
• 3 blend at low speed until moistened and beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• 4 stir in 1/2 to 3/4 cup of flour to form a stiff dough.
• 5 on a floured surface, knead in 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup flour until dough is smooth and elastic (about 3 to 5 minutes).
• 6 place dough in greased bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap and a towel.
• 7 let rise in warm place (80 to 85 degrees) until light and doubled in size (30 to 40 minutes).
• 8 punch down several times to remove all air bubbles.
• 9 prepare as directed in pizza deluxe or for your favorite pizza recipe.