This makes enough for 2 med-size pizzas.If you double the recipe, you can keep frozen dough for later! (See below for instructions on freezing)
1/4 cup warm water
1 Tbl. yeast
pinch of sugar
3-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
1-1/4 cups warm water
2 Tbl. oil
Add yeast and a pinch of sugar to 1/4 cup warm water, stir and set aside to proof. Add yeast mixture to 2 cups of flour, salt, and 2 tsp. sugar. Mix. Add 1-1/4 cups warm water and oil. Stir until smooth. Mix in remaining flour and knead on a floured counter. Put into greased bowl; turn and cover with plastic wrap to rise. After it has risen, punch dough down and divide into pizza portions. Grease pizza stone or pans with spray and sprinkle with a little corn meal. Roll dough out until thin. Form an edge around the sides and poke with a fork. Brush olive oil or other oil over pizza dough (to keep it from getting soggy from ingredients). Spread pizza sauce over pizza and add other ingredients as desired...don't forget lots of mozzarella cheese! Bake in a 450-degree oven for 13-15 min. until golden.
Pizza Sauce
Add one small can of tomato paste to 1 cup of marinara. Whisk and add more marinara, as desired.
Freezing Instructions for Dough
After dough has risen and you'd like to save some for later, punch it down and wrap in saran wrap. Place in freezer zip-lock and freeze. To use later: take out of freezer and let sit at room temperature all day, or thaw in fridge overnight. When it is room temperature, roll out dough and continue as per instructions above.
