Easy Pizza Crust

 

This is my go-to yeast dough recipe.  It's very versatile & I use it for a lot of things.  This recipe will yield one, 14-inch thin, crispy pizza crust.  If you like it thicker & softer, go ahead & 1 1/2 times (1.5x) the recipe.  Nothing tastes better than homemade pizza!

Easy Pizza Crust

Recipe from: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 3/4 cup warm water
• 1/2 Tbsp yeast
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups flour

1. In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast with sugar in warm water.  Let sit until bubbly (5 min.)
2. Add extra virgin olive oil, salt & flour to the yeast mixture.  Mix with a spoon giving it about 50 good stirs until it balls up & does not stick to the bowl, sprinkling dough with extra flour as necessary.  Take dough out of bowl.  Spray the inside with pan-coating & put dough back inside the bowl.  Cover with a towel & let the dough rise for 30 minutes.  
3. Once dough has rested, & risen about double the size, roll out onto prepared pizza tray (grease tray with spray.)  Cover with towel & let rest again for 10-15 minutes.  The longer you let it rest the softer it will be.
4. Preheat oven to 425*F.  Bake crust for 5-7 minutes to create a dry, semi-cooked layer over the top.
5. Top pizza with desired sauce, cheese & toppings.
6. Return pizza to oven for an additional 11-12 minutes or until crust is browned & cheese bubbles.

Pre-baked crust will puff up a bit
& be dry to the touch