Ingredients
2 cups warm water
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil
2 teaspoons salt
6 cups flour, divided
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine warm water, yeast, and sugar.
When mixture is foamy, add oil salt, and 4 cups of flour. Mix on speed 2 (using dough hook) to combine.
With mixer still running, add flour 1/2 cup at a time until dough clings to the dough hook.
Continue kneading on speed 2 for 5 minutes.
Remove dough from bowl and grease bowl with oil or cooking spray. Return dough to bowl, cover lightly, and let rise for one hour or until doubled.
When dough has doubled, punch it down and divide into three pieces, with one piece slightly smaller than the other two.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Grease pizza pans or baking sheets of choice, using a generous amount of oil but not so much that it runs off the pan. Set aside.
Dust a large cutting board or clean countertop with flour and roll pizza dough out to the size of the pans you are using. Transfer to prepared pans.
Top dough with desired sauces and toppings.
Bake pizzas at 450 degrees F for 15-20 minutes, or until crust is light golden and no longer doughy.
- Prep Time: 80 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes