Fun Food Friday Recipe: Pizza Dough

Fun Food Friday: Pizza Dough!

If you tuned in with us for last week's Fun Food Friday edition of LIVE From the Kitchen with the Shibaguyz, you saw flying dough, our super-special tip about bread proofing boxes, and, of course, Jason's infamous apron. From that episode, we're giving you all our recipe for pizza dough! This could not be easier to make and you'll be SO happy you did. Just do yourself a favor and try it once… then try to go back to store bought, delivery, and frozen pizza. ACK! 

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WHAT YA NEED

• 2 1/2 to 3 cups bread flour, plus more for rolling (Jason's Note: Using bread flour will give you a much crisper crust. If you don't have bread flour, you can substitute all-purpose flour which will give you a chewier crust.)
• 1 cup water, room temp to just slightly above tepid
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 envelope (1 tsp) instant dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

WHAT YA DO

• Combine the bread flour and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk to mix it together.
• In a large measuring cup mix water, sugar and yeast. Allow to sit for 5 min. This gives the yeast a head start.
• Put on your bread hook and start your the mixer! Add the water and let the machine mix until the dough forms into a ball. If the dough is sticky, add additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together in a solid ball. If the dough is too dry, add additional warm water, 1 tablespoon at a time. The dough should just pull away from the bowl into a ball and will not cling to your skin like glue... but will feel tacky to the touch.

• Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball. This will take about 10 min or so.
• Place the 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large mixing bowl, add the dough and turn in the oil to coat, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let the dough rise.  It should double in size in about about 1-2 hours depending on your yeast and the heat of your home. If you watched our video you know my favorite place for this is in a microwave oven with a glass of boiling water sitting in the back.
• Once your dough has risen, turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.
• Roll out your dough with a rolling pin (or toss it like Jason does) as thin as you like. Poke holes with a fork or knife or... something that will make little holes to allow steam to release.

• Bake in a 500 degree oven on a bread stone or baking sheet covered with parchment paper for 5 min, or until the bread starts to color... don't over bake as it will have to go back in the oven.
• Pull out of the oven, add your sauce, toppings and cheese and bake again until everything is bubbly and yummy, about 8 minutes. You can wait that long, right?

ENJOY!

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