Quick Mix Quick Rise Pizza Dough

Total Time: 51 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon fast-rising active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup hot water (not boiling)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• oil, for oiling pans
• cornmeal, to sprinkle on pan

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of flour with yeast and salt.
• 2 pour hot water and oil into flour mixture and mix well.
• 3 mix in remaining flour to make a slightly sticky dough.
• 4 form dough into a ball.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface - or using the dough hook on kitchenaid mixer - knead dough for about five minutes or until smooth and elastic.
• 6 cut dough in half; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. to make later, refrigerate the rounds of dough at this point. bring to room temperature before rolling or stretching.
• 7 meanwhile, lightly oil pizza pans or sheets and sprinkle lightly with cornmeal.
• 8 roll dough to desired thickness and transfer to pans, or place dough directly on pan and pat and stretch to desired shape and thickness.
• 9 let rise for 15 minutes, a little longer if you are making a thick crust.
• 10 add toppings.
• 11 bake in 450 degree oven for 16 to 18 minutes.