Traditional Pizza Dough
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breads, Pizza | 1 | Servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 2 3/4 | c | Bread flour |
| 1 | t | Salt |
| 1 | t | Active dried yeast |
| 1 | t | Sugar |
| 3/4 | c | Warm water, about |
| 1 | T | Olive oil |
INSTRUCTIONS
In a small bowl, combine yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup water; leave until frothy. Add yeast liquid to flour with remaining water and oil. Mix to a soft dough; knead on a floured surface 10 minutes until smooth. Place in a greased bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place 45 minutes or until doubled in size. Punch down dough and knead briefly. Oil an 12-inch pizza pan. Place dough in center of pan; press out to edges with you knuckles. Pinch up edges to make a rim. Use as directed in recipe. VARIATIONS: If perferred, bake in a 14" x 10" jellyroll pan, or as 4 individual pizzas. Herb or Nut Pizza Dough: Knead 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (or 1 tablespoon dried herbs) into the dough. If prefered, knead 1 ounce chopped walnuts into the dough. Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough: Use 2-1/4 cups whole-wheat flour and 1/4 cup wheat germ. Add extra water as required to form a soft dough. Cornmeal Pizza Dough: Use 2-1/1 cups bread flour and 1/3 cup cornmeal. Source: The Pizza & Pasta Cookbook, Contributing authors: Sarah Bush and Lesley Mackley with more than 500 color illustrations Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by Julie Bertholf <jewel1@ix.netcom.com> on Feb 07, 1998
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 1509
Calories From Fat: 174
Total Fat: 20.1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 2340.7mg
Potassium: 417.4mg
Carbohydrates: 279.1g
Fiber: 10.1g
Sugar: 5.4g
Protein: 46.8g