Pizza Crust

I love how easy this pizza crust is to make.  Forget the boxed garbage, this is so simple and you probably have the ingredients already on hand.  For this recipe, you can either make two large thin crust pizzas or one large thick crust pizza.  Either way is delicious!  I suggest that if you have a lot of toppings, use the thin crust and if you have very few toppings, use the thick crust!

I like to split the crust in half, wrap one half up and freeze it until the next pizza party. (Which is weekly in our household)

 Here is what the pizza dough looks like right after you stir until combined. 

Here is the dough after you let it rise for just 5-10 minutes.  You don't have to wait long for the dough to rise. 

And here is the complete dough kneaded and ready to spread onto your baking sheet.  Blends right into the counter tops!

Pizza Crust

Makes: 1 thick crust large pizza or 2 thin crust large pizzas

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon active dry yeast (or one packet)

1 teaspoon organic cane sugar

1 cup warm water (110 degrees F, make sure it's not too warm because it'll kill the yeast)

2 1/2 cups all purpose organic flour

2 Tablespoons grapeseed oil

1 teaspoon sea salt

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water, add yeast and whisk until mixed.  Let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.  Add oil, flour, and salt in that order.  Mix with a wooden spoon until smooth.  Let sit in mixing bowl for about 5-10 minutes in a warm spot until it rises a little.  

Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead a couple of times until it is smooth.  At this point, you can cut the dough in half and freeze half.  

To cook the dough, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Place a large cookie sheet in the oven to preheat with the oven.  Once preheated, remove the cookie sheet (with potholder!).  Oil the pan and spread the dough onto the hot pan being sure not to burn yourself.  The pan cools fast to don't be to worried.  I find that it's easiest to oil the pan and the top of the dough so it's not super sticky.  Once the dough is streatched evenly in the pan, add your favorite sauce and toppings!  For a great sauce recipe, click here!

Place back into preheated oven and cook for about 15-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and crispy and toppings are cooked.  Time will vary depending on the thickness of the crust and amount of toppings.  I suggest if it's a thick crust, to cook on the second to bottom rack and if it's a thin crust, to cook the second to top rack.