Homemade Pizza Crust
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 package yeast
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup unbleached flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a medium size mixing bowl, add warm water (check yeast package for temperature), sugar, and yeast. Gently stir until blended. Let rest undisturbed for five minutes.
- Add olive oil and flour to liquid. Blend.
- Lightly kneed dough and form into a ball.
- Grease the bottom and sides of the mixing bowl and set dough ball inside. Place a damp towel over the top and allow dough to raise until double (approximately 30-45 minutes).
- Spread dough onto a grease baking sheet. Add favorite pizza toppings.
- Bake pizza for 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
- Allow to cool. Cut pizza into slices and serve.
Notes
Whole wheat flour can be used (as photographed).
Photograph and recipe by CK Kochis.