Little Cottage By The Woods: Never Fail Homemade Pizza Dough

My Farmer loves pizza! He LOVES it like us girls LOVE chocolate.........

We have a local Pizza Shop that makes a pretty good pizza, but there is nothing like being able to create it yourself in the comfort of your own home.

This is so easy and so difficult to do incorrectly...........The fact that you can top it with whatever you want and make it as big or as small as you like is what makes it great for a special family night or a friendly get together with your besties........

Although this recipe has nothing to do with eggs, it does have everything to do with being committed to our homesteading lifestyle and leading a simpler life.

Never Fail Homemade Pizza Dough

Ingredients:

2 Cups warm (not hot) water

1 Tablespoon yeast (I used rapid rise)

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

5 Cups All Purpose Flour (divided into 2 1/2 cup increments)

4 Tablespoons Olive Oil ( you need 2 Tablespoons per pan)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1.) Mix warm water with the yeast and let it sit undisturbed for 5 minutes while the yeast proofs. 2.) Meanwhile, put 2 1/2 cups of flour in your KitchenAid mixer, or your large bowl.

3.)After the yeast is done working its magic in the warm water, add it to the flour. If you are using your KitchenAid Stand Mixer use the dough hook. Mix yeast & water mixture with the flour until completely combined.

4.)Next, add the another 2 1/2 cups of flour and the salt to this. Knead until smooth with your KtichenAid Stand Mixer or by hand.

5.)Cover your bowl with plastic wrap to retain heat and let it sit for 20 minutes. It will not rise a lot but that's perfect.

6.) Pour 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil onto your baking sheet or pizza pan and spread evenly over the bottom of the pan.

7.) Remove your dough ball from the bowl to a lightly floured surface. Cut into 2 sections or more if you are making smaller pizzas.

8.)Use a little flour on the top of the first section to pat it down. Use a rolling pin to roll it thin and to the size you need. You want it to be about 1/4" in thickness.

9.) Put the rolled out dough into your pan and pull gently to make it fit the pan.

10.) Now comes the fun part: Top it with your favorite toppings, sauce, cheese, veggies, meats, whatever your hearts desire. Remember to leave about 3/4" between sauce and edge of crust.

11.) Bake for 18-22 minutes. Let it sit for 5 minutes before slicing.

As you can see I made a large baking pan size 17x13. It will make 2 this size. I put the other in the freezer for future use.