Thursday, October 7, 2010

Pizza Crust

  • Ingredients:
  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoon yeast)
  • 1 teaspoon honey or sugar
  • 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
  • 2 1/2 cups flour (sometimes I half the flour with whole wheat)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1+ tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and honey in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
  2. Stir in flour, salt, seasoning and oil. Beat until smooth. Let rest for 5 minutes.
  3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll into a round. Knead in a bit more flour to make it less sticky. Transfer crust to a lightly greased pizza pan or baker's peel dusted with cornmeal. Spread with desired toppings and bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.


This is the tastiest no-rise pizza crust I have been able to find. It is great because you don't have to plan that far ahead to wait for it to rise. My new favorite cooking method is cooking the pizzas on the grill (keeps the house cool in the summer and lends for a nice crispy crust). Separate the dough into two rounds, brush with oil and place oil side on the grill. Watch to make sure it doesn't burn. Once crust is solid enough to hold it's shape brush facing side with oil and flip. This is the point we start piling with toppings! Turn the grill down once all the topping are on to make sure not to burn the crust.

Clean up tip: To keep your kitchen sponge for getting all gooped up with sticky dough. Sprinkle some flour on the leftover dough inside the bowl and let it sit to dry then scrape out before you wash it :)

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