Simple Pizza Dough
 
 
Ingredients
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast* or instant yeast
  • ⅞ to 1⅛ cups lukewarm water**
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cups bread flour
  • 1¼ teaspoons salt
  • *If you're using active dry yeast, dissolve it with a pinch of sugar, in 2 tablespoons of your water. Allow that to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes, until the mixture has bubbled and expanded.
  • **Use the lesser amount in summer (or in a humid environment), the greater amount in winter (or in a dry climate), and somewhere in between the rest of the year, or if your house is climate controlled.
Instructions
  1. First, you will combine the dissolved yeast (or the instant yeast) with the rest of the ingredients.
  2. Mix and knead everything together however you prefer be it by hand, mixer or bread machine set on the dough cycle until you've made a soft, smooth dough.
  3. If you don't have any of the fancy equipment, check this out: you can just use time and physics to your advantage. Just stir everything together, cover it with plastic wrap, and let that sit out overnight. The next day, your dough will be ready for you!
  4. If you want prime flavor and texture, consider throwing that dough into a zipper-lock bag and storing it in your refrigerator for a couple days. This is called “cold fermenting” and it will make your dough not only taste incredible, but it will also improve it's browning characteristics.
  5. When you're ready to make that pizza, no matter what size or shape you're going for, don't pat it into shape. Rather, stretch that ball of dough into whatever kind of pizza you're going for. If you can't stretch it like a pro, just use a rolling pin.
Recipe by Tropicsgourmet at https://tropicsgourmet.com/asia-by-way-of-italy-a-twist-on-pizza/