Pizza Dough

My kids are normal kids and love pizza. We enjoy having family movie nights were we sit in front of the TV and eating while we watch something no one agreed on and mom had to step in and pick a movie no one else is happy with. At least, until it starts and every one settles back down and enjoys the show and the food. Pizza is great because you can top it anyway you like to meet the desires of various people and have everyone happy with dinner. Some of our favorites are ham and pineapple, pepperoni, and bacon and black olive. Yum!

 

Pizza Dough

1 1/4 c. warm water

1 Tbsp. yeast

1 Tbsp. sugar

3 c. flour

1/4 Tbsp. salt

This is another recipe I use my Bosch machine for. I make at least three pizzas each time we have pizza so it's a lot of dough to knead by hand. Start with the water, yeast, and sugar. If you want to proof the yeast, let that sit for about 5 minutes so it can get foamy.  Add 1 cup flour and salt and turn on Bosch. Slowly add additional flour just until you get a stiff dough that doesn't stick to your hands when you shape it. I use a pizza paddle and a stone pizza pan. Put the pizza stone in the oven and turn on to 400 degrees. Get out the pizza paddle and sprinkle liberally with cornmeal. Shape dough into shape on pizza paddle. Top as desired and bake at 400 degrees about 15 minutes.

If you are not using a Bosch or Kitchenaid, mix the water, yeast, and sugar as above. Stir in 1 c. flour and salt and mix. Slowly add in additional flour and knead on counter until you can't mix more in. Shape and bake as above.