Wicked Good Pizza Dough

Submitted by Chef Chuckie

"This recipe makes for some delicious pizza dough that's ready to go fairly quickly. To make it right, you pretty much REQUIRE a kitchenaid or some other large stand mixer with a dough hook."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1⁄4 ounce fast rising yeast
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (little extra)
• 2 - 2 1⁄2 cups bread flour
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese (Optional to replace 1/4 cup flour)
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon thyme

directions

1. Put honey in large mixing bowl with 1/2 cup warm water, stir to dissolve honey.
2. Add yeast packet and stir until yeast is well separated.
3. Allow yeast to activate.
4. In a small bowl, mix salt and spices. (Dried rosemary may use to be broken up a bit as well).
5. When yeast has activated, add 1 cup of Bread Flour, 1 Tbsp of Olive Oil, and the salt and spice mixture. Mix with a dough hook for a minute or two.
6. While continuing to mix, add remaining 1/2 cup of water and slowly begin adding flour, 1/4 cup at a time.
7. (If you are using the parmesan, add it while mixing in the remaining flour).
8. When the dough on the hook leaves the bowl clean, holds up as a ball, and doesn't stick to your hands too badly anymore when touched, you have added enough flour.
9. Remove the dough from the mixing bowl and roll into a ball with your hands; place this ball in a clean bowl with a splash of olive oil. Toss the dough ball until it is coated, then cover and allow to rise for about one hour.
10. When the dough has doubled in size, you may stretch it, dress it, and cook it in the oven at 500 degrees for 10-12 minutes.