Kittencal's Pizza Dough

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups warm water, divided
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast (or use 1 small package yeast, for a quicker rise use 3 teaspoons)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil (must use olive oil, can use 4 tablespoons if desired)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon dried italian seasoning (optional)
• 2 -3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (optional but good to add in)
• 1 cup white bread flour
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (more if needed)

Recipe

• 1 proof the yeast with 1 cup warm water and 2 teaspoons sugar for 10 minutes until foamy.
• 2 meanwhile in the stainless steel mixing bowl, add in all-purpose and bread flour flour 2-3 tablespoons olive oil, salt, grated parmesan cheese and italian seasoning (if using).
• 3 when the yeast is proofed add to the mixing bowl along with 1/2 cup warm water.
• 4 with kneader blade attached to the stand mixer, begin mixing ingredients for about 1 minute, adding in more all purpose flour as needed (1 tablespoon at a time).
• 5 continue to knead dough (for about 8-10 minutes) to create a smooth, semi-stcky dough that holds around the kneader blade (adding in more all-purpose flour as needed, but don't add in too much flour!).
• 6 stop machine, cover bowl with a clean tea towel, and let rest for 10 minutes, (this is important!).
• 7 remove dough to a lightly-floured surface, and knead gently for about 20 seconds, the dough will come together nicely.
• 8 place the dough into a well-oiled bowl (i just use the same bowl).
• 9 cover with plastic wrap or a clean tea towel in a warm place for 60 minutes until dough has doubled in size.
• 10 at this point, you can cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and rise the dough overnight in the fridge.
• 11 punch down and remove from bowl, separate the dough in half for two smaller pizzas or leave in one piece for an extra large pizza.
• 12 cover the dough and let rest for 5-8 minutes (this will allow for easier shaping).
• 13 roll the dough out with a rolling pin on a floured surface into a circle, and place on a pizza pan coated with non-stick spray.
• 14 trim the dough that is hanging around the edges (i use a pizza cutter for this).
• 15 spread with pizza sauce and then shredded cheese, then top with favorite toppings.
• 16 bake as desired.