Honey Pizza Dough (awesome)

Total Time: 1 hr 46 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (or 1 package)
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 cup warm water, 105 to 115 degrees
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (might need to add 1/4 to 1/2 cup more)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and honey in 1/4-cup warm water (100-110 degrees).
• 2 in a mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the flour and the salt. (can do by hand with spoon if you don't have a mixer).
• 3 add the oil, the yeast mixture, and the remaining 3/4 c water, mix on low speed until dough comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl and clusters around the dough hook, about 5 minutes.
• 4 if the dough is still sticky, then simply add a bit more flour until it pulls cleanly away from the hook.
• 5 turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead by hand 2 or 3 minutes.
• 6 the dough should be smooth and firm. place in lightly oiled bowl an cover with plastic wrap.
• 7 let sit for about 30-45 minutes. (when ready, the dough will stretch as it is lightly pulled).
• 8 take dough out of bowl and divide into either 2 or 4 balls, depending on whether you want 2 large pizzas or 4 small.
• 9 work each ball by pulling down the sides and tucking under the bottom of the ball. repeat 4 or 5 times.
• 10 cover the dough with a damp towel (i just use plastic wrap, loosely fitted) and let rest 15 to 20 minutes.
• 11 at this point, the balls can be used or wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days.
• 12 to make pizzas, i stretch out onto greased pizza pan, top with sauce and toppings, and bake at 450 degrees for 12-16 minutes, until done. (smaller pizzas will take less time, so keep watching it)
• 13 i usually slide the pizza off the pan for the remaining 2 minutes to crisp it up a bit.