Pizza Crust
This is the best pizza dough recipe. It makes 4 12 inch pizzas.
Pizza Crust
2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast
2 cups warm water
5 to 5 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons sea salt
olive oil for the bowl
Disolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl and set aside for 5 minutes. Stir in 3 cups of the flour until smooth. Stir in an additional 2 cups of flour. Continue adding flour up to a 1/2 cup one tablespoon at a time, stiring until dough comes away from the bowl but is still sticky.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface, and knead with lightly floured hands. Knead until smooth. About 10 minutes. (I used my kitchenaid)
Shape dough into a ball and transfer to a lightly oiled bowl. Turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until it doubles in volume, 2 hours.
Punch dough down and scrape it out of the bowl onto a lightly floured work surface, and cut it into 4 pieces. Shape into balls. Dust with flour, and put them on a cookie sheet, and cover with plastic wrap. Transfer to refrigerator, let rise over night.
Preheat pizza stone for 1 hour at 500 degrees. Broil pizza until the crust begins to bubble, 3 to 4 minutes. Lower oven temprature to 500 degrees, and bake until crust is crisp and golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes more.
