Pizza Crust

angelfan's Note:

This was posted as a result of a request for help with pizza crust. A quick pizza would be to use a jar of spaghetti sauce and your favorite pizza ingredients; browned ground beef, green pepper, mushrooms and of course cheese.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 package yeast (dry)
• 1 cup warm water (105 to 115 deg)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Dissolve yeast in warm water, in bowl.
2. Stir in flour, oil and salt.
3. Beat well till well blended.
4. Cover and let rest for 20 min.
5. Grease two cookie sheets or two 12inch pizza pans.
6. Divide dough in half.
7. Pat onto cookie sheet or pan with floured fingers.
8. Prick dough a bit with fork, bake for about ten min, till just starts to brown.
9. Remove from oven and add your pizza sauce and toppings.
10. Then bake additional 15 to 20 min.

Reviews

[Evamyth]

I love this crust. I've been trying different recipes off and on for the past 2 years. This is the quickest, yummiest one yet. I make up the dough and let it rest in the cold oven for 30 minutes while I prep the toppings. The only changes I make is to add a little extra flour if it's too sticky and I use this for one pizza, not two.

[beckagator]

This was a pretty easy recipe. There was no temperature at which to cook the Crust, but judging from other crust recipes I put it somewhere between 400 and 425. I also added a clove of garlic (next time i'd add more because I love garlic) and a sprinkling of Italian seasoning, it smelled wonderful and was pretty easy to work with. The dough was best mixed with my hands, and it was a wee bit sticky, but just add a dash of flour and you are good to go. I let it rest for about 30 mins and it had risen nicely. The dough was easily spread onto the pans without too much fighting back from the dough. it makes a nice thinner crust for 2 pizzas, or a thicker crust for one.