There is nothing like a good homemade pizza dough. You will never, ever catch me buying the frozen albino poop they call dough in the grocery stores. Why? IT’S SO EASY!!!!!! This recipe is about as basic as you get. And, you all better appreciate this, because I’m actually risking my life giving it to you guys too. Why? Because it’s the very same recipe I learned at the first pizzeria I ever worked at. If Vin Falzo (rest his soul) ever found out about this he’d make sure I get a great discount on some cement shoes. This makes enough for two 12 inch pizza pies. (Of course depending on how thick or thin you like them)
1 cup warm water (110F)
1 (1/4 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
1 tablespoon honey
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
- In the same measuring cup you have your water, mix your yeast and honey. Let this sit until you have a nice foam on top of the mixture. This means your yeast is active. Why not the mixing bowl first? Simple. It may cool down the water and prevent the yeast form activating. (KNOWLEDGE DROP!!!!)
- Add the rest of your ingredients into the bowl of a mixer and let it go for about 3-4 minutes. You want some glutens to form here.
- Brush the top with some Olive oil and let the dough rise for an hour. Are we done yet??? Nope. we have to let this proof, twice.
- After an hour pull the dough out of the mixer bowl and onto a floured surface. Cut the ball in hale roll each half into a ball and place them into a zip lock bag.
At this point if you’re not going to use it right away, freeze it. If you are, let it site over night and proof again. But really, how hard was that? I don’t want to hear anyone whining about bad frozen dough again. If you want to spice this up, feel free to add some garlic powder and some fresh herbs to the dough. You can use this recipe for Zeppoli’s too, just fry it up like a donut and throw some powered sugar on it. CAN’T GO WRONG!!!! My personal favorite thing to do is cook up some bacon, grab some nice Italian meats and make a stromboli, which is like stuffed bread. FABULOUS!!!
Got questions? let me know in the comments
Happy Eating
-The Doctor