Saturday, August 16, 2014

Pizza Dough

Easy, peasy pizza dough!


My parents and my grandmother always made their own bread and pizza dough.  Of course, they never measured the ingredients, and yet, it would come out perfect every time. 
 
I can still see my dad leaning over a huge bowl of flour, oil, salt, and slowly adding a pan of warm water with the block of yeast dissolved into it.   It was the best!  Hot out of the oven, drizzled with olive oil, salt & pepper...nothing like it!  
 
Just the smell of fresh dough, rising fills the house, even before it's baked! 
 
This pizza dough recipe is easy and great for pizza or sausage roll bread.  If you wanted to make individual garlic rolls, that would be another super easy choice.  Don't be afraid to use your imagination with this dough...breadsticks, calzones!   Have fun and enjoy the process too! 

It's also great for Sausage Roll Bread...you can find that recipe on the blog too! 


Dough:
3 cups Flour
1 Tbsp. Yeast
1 Tbsp. Sugar
2 tsp.  Salt
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 c. & 1 Tbsp. Warm Water
 
Directions by Hand:
 
-Place flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center.
-Add yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and water and stir until combined.
-Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5–10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.
 
Directions by KitchenAid:
 
-Place flour into a stand mixers bowl and make a well in the center.
-Use dough hook.
-Add yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and water and turn on low combined (about 3 minutes).
-Turn to medium and knead for 5–10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms.
  
-Now Place dough ball into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or clean cloth. Set in a warm place for 30 minutes or until dough has doubled.
-Turn dough out on a floured surface and punch the dough to remove excess air, knead lightly.
-Divide dough in half.  Makes 2 thin crust 12-14" pizzas, or 2 sausage roll breads.



Be encouraged!
"Faith does not makes things easy, it makes them possible."   Luke 1:37

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