Pizza Dough Recipe

Here is the pizza dough recipe I used last week. I'm slightly embarrassed to say that I got it from a children's cook book, but there you go. It's pretty easy, but it is bread, so it requires rising time.

Ingredients:

1 cup of lukewarm water
1 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast (I use the rapid rise in the packet)
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
3 1/2 cups flour, plus extra for kneading



1. Using your finger, mix 3 tbsps of water with the yeast and sugar. Leave it in a warm place for 10 minutes or until it begins to bubble.

2. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and stir in the yeast mixture. Stir in the oil and then enough of the remaining water to make a soft dough.

3. Lightly flour your hands and your work surface. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes or until it becomes smooth and elastic.

4. Put the dough in a lightly greased bowl and cover it with greased plastic wrap. Put it in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours, until the dough has doubled in size.

5. Punch down the dough and put it on a lightly floured work surface. Roll it out into round pizza shapes. This recipe makes 2 6-inch pizzas.

6. Place the pizza bases on a lightly greased baking tray. Top as desired.

7. Bake at 425 degrees for roughly 15-25 minutes, depending on the size of the pizzas.