Awesome Pizza Dough

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Josh and I are very excited about this pizza dough recipe. We have tried many homemade pizza's and were never in love with the crust. They tasted too much like bread dough, you know, like the dough that turns into homemade bread, and that is not what I want my pizza tasting like. This however, reminded us of good thin crust pizza from some of our favorite gourmet pizza restaurants! 


Pizza Dough

1 1/4 c warm water
2 envelopes (2 1/2 tsp each) active dry yeast
2 tsp red wine vinegar
3 tbsp olive oil, plus oil for greasing
4 cups flour, plus flour for dusting
2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp kosher salt (we used sea salt since that's what we had)

Combine water, yeast, vinegar, and 3 tbsp olive oil in the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook. Mix on low speed until just blended, about 30 seconds. Add 1 cup of the flour and mix on low speed for 30 seconds. In a separate bowl, stir together the remaining 3 cups flour, the sugar, and salt until well blended. Add the flour mixture to the wet dough mixture in 3 batches, beating on low speed after each addition until thoroughly combined. When all the flour has been added, raise the mixer speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes more. The dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl, come together in a ball, and feel soft to the touch.

Place the ball of dough in a well-oiled bowl and turn it several times to coat the surface slightly with oil. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel. Let the dough rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and roll each piece into a smooth ball. Place the balls on a baking sheet and cover with a damp towel. Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes. Use immediately or refrigerate for up to 4 hours.

If you've chilled the dough, take it out of the refrigerator about 30 minutes before using it to bring to room temperature.

Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 500 degrees. Lightly flour a pizza peel (we used a pan) and place dough rounds on it, and shape into pizza. Place desired toppings on to pizza. Slide the pizza from your pizza peel on to your pizza stone/pan. Bake until the crust is crisp and the toppings are cooked, 10 minutes or longer, depending on your oven.

Bon Appetite!

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