Rustic Homemade Pizza Dough

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 3/8 cups Bread flour
  • 1 Favorite pizza toppings
  • 1 tsp Instant yeast
  • 1 tsp Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 1/2 tbsp Olive oil

• Liquids

  • 1 1/2 cups Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 4 3/8 cups bread flour (divided into 3 3/8 cups and 1 cup)
• 1 1/2 cups warm water (divided into 1 1/4 cups and 1/4 cup)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp instant yeast
• 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• Favorite pizza toppings!

Directions

• The night before, mix 1 cup bread flour, 1/4 cup warm water, and tiny pinch of yeast. Mix until combined, and cover bowl tightly. This can be easily mixed by hand.
• The next afternoon (~3 hours before you want to eat), combine remaining bread flour, salt, yeast, and warm water in a mixer with the dough hook attached. Mix on low-medium speed for approximately 3-4 minutes. Once ingredients begin to come together, add the dough mixture from the previous night.
• On medium speed, add olive oil and continue mixing dough for another 3-4 minutes. (Note: If dough does not seem to incorporate olive oil, you can add 1 tablespoon additional flour directly to the mixing bowl.)
• Cover tightly and let rest in warm place for 1 hour.
• Sprinkle countertop with flour and place dough onto counter. Fold dough several times. (If dough is sticky, sprinkle small amount of flour on top.)
• Cover tightly and let rest in warm place for another hour.
• Preheat oven to 460. (If you have a pizza stone, place it in the oven before preheating.)
• Remove dough and lightly fold on countertop again. Let dough rest (covered) for about 10-15 minutes.
• Shape dough into round (or square) pizza and top with favorite ingredients. (We also mix some herbs with olive oil and then brush this on the crust before baking.)
• Bake for 12-14 minutes or until done. (Note: The hotter the pizza stone, the better the pizza crust will taste. I place my stone directly on the lowest rack of my oven.)