Perfect Pizza Dough

We love to make pizza at our house and this is a really great dough recipe.

Yield: two 12 inch pizzas

2 1/2 t. yeast
1 c. very warm water
1 t. salt
3 1/2 c. flour
2 T. olive oil
extra flour if needed

Dissolve yeast in water; let stand 10 minutes.
Add flour and salt and mix.  Add olive oil and mix.  Knead in mixer for 7 minutes, until soft and smooth.  Add a T or more of water, if needed.  Dough should not stick to side of bowl, add a little more flour if needed.  Spray with cooking spray and cover with a towel or plastic wrap.  Let rise for an hour.

Divide dough in half. I like to bake my pizza on a pizza stone.  I roll out dough onto parchment paper and prepare with toppings.  I preheat my pizza stone at 500 degrees for 25 minutes, then lower to 475 degrees and put the pizza on the pizza stone, in the oven.  Pizza peels are perfect for transferring the pizzas to and from the oven.

Recipe Source: Old Stone Oven