Sicilian Pizza Dough

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water (105 f to 115 f)
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups flour (approx)

Recipe

• 1 coat a large bowl with teaspoon of olive oil and set aside.
• 2 stir first three ingredients together and let sit for 10 minutes, until nice and foamy.
• 3 place three cups of flour in large bowl and mix in salt.
• 4 place one cup of flour on work surface.
• 5 mix pour olive oil into yeast mixture and then pour yeast mixture into bowl with flour.
• 6 stir until as combined as possible.
• 7 turn out onto floured surface.
• 8 with well floured hands, knead dough to work in the cup of flour on the board.
• 9 continue kneading until nice, smooth dough-ball is formed.
• 10 place in oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, then kitchen towel and let sit for 30 minutes.
• 11 dough should double (at least).
• 12 use half the dough to form a pizza crust, crimp the edges, brush edges with olive oil and top as desired.
• 13 bake on pizza stone or ceramic tile at 425 f for approx 15 minutes.