Homemade Pizza Dough

1. Dissolve yeast in water.
2. Combine flour and salt in large mixing bowl.
3. Make a well in the center of the flour mound.
4. Work in 1/2 of the yeast mixture with your hands.
5. Add olive oil and then continue to work in the rest of the yeast mixture.

Note: Add 1 tbsp of water if necessary to make dough soft and smooth.

6. Turn dough onto flat surface and knead for 10 minutes.
7. Oil a large mixing bowl and place dough in it.
8. Turn dough over to get oil on all sides.
9. Cover with damp towel and let rise for 1 hour.
10. Preheat pizza stone in oven at 500°
11. Divide pizza dough in half.
12. Roll out each half into 12-14" circles making crusts about 1/8" thick.
13. Sprinkle 3 tbsp cornmeal onto the pizza peal.
14. Place 1 pizza crust on pizza peal and lightly brush with olive oil.
15. Add all ingredients you want on your pizza.
16. Slide pizza from the peel onto the preheated pizza stone in the oven.
17. Cook until the crust is crisp and golden.

Note: Dough can be frozen after rising.

Trivia

Humans have been making breads for thousands of years.