baking perfect pizza

Name: Baking Perfect Pizza
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup(s) water, warm; 1 - envelope (.25 oz) active dry yeast; 1 teaspoon(s) sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) cornmeal; 1 cup(s) pizza sauce; 2 cup(s) mozzarella cheese

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Melanie Ross

Rumford, ME

Updated on Jan 1, 2016

The secret to rolling pizza dough is to let it rest for 10 mins. after it is about half the size needed. Then it will easily stretch the rest of the way.

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yield two 12-inch pizzas

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups water, warm
1 - envelope (.25 oz) active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cornmeal
1 cup pizza sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese

How To Make baking perfect pizza

Step 1

Place 1/4 cup warm water in a large bowl. Sprinkle yeast over water, stir in sugar. Let stand 5 mins. Add remaining water, oil, and salt. Stir in flour until dough pulls away from side of bowl.

Step 2

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth, 8-10 mins. Coat large bowl with cooking spray; place dough in bowl, turning to grease top. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm place until almost done. 45 mins.
Step 3

Preheat oven to 450. Punch down dough. Coat two 12-in. pizza pans with cooking spray; sprinkle pans with cornmeal. Divide dough in half. Roll dough to fit prepared pans; press dougb against edge to form rim. Bake crust for 10 mins.
Step 4

Remove crust from oven and top with pizza sauce. Add toppings and cheese. Bake 15-20 mins. longer.
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