Perfect Pizza Dough

p. 100 · from R.L. Beranbaum's the bread bible

The original: Perfect Pizza Dough

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces unbleached regular flour (bread flour if you like it chewy)
  • 1/2 teaspoon yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 4 teaspoons olive oil

Method

Preheat oven as close to 600°[?] ^500°^ as possible. Makes 1 10-inch or 2 7-inch Pizzas

Mix ingredients just until smooth (longer if you like a chewy crust)

Coat container with oil, put dough In container, cover. Let rise 1 hour, then use - refrigerate up to 24 hours - or freeze.

Flatten by hand into circle. Bake 6-8 minutes on stone until browned on the bottom and bubbly on top.

Note: She scratched out her original oven temperature and replaced it with 500°.