Recipe for "pizza-dough-1"

NAME

     PIZZA-DOUGH-1 - Simple pizza dough
     I don't remember where I  learned  this  simple  recipe  for
     pizza  dough.   It makes enough dough for two 30x40 pan piz-
     zas. I like it because it is so  easy  to  memorize  and  it
     makes  good  pizzas.  Of  course, it is not quite as easy to
     memorize in its metric rendering.

INGREDIENTS (2 pizza crusts)

     500 g     flour
     15 g      active dry yeast
     30 ml     sugar
     10 ml     salt
     500 ml    water

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Mix all of the dry ingredients first, then add the
               water.   It  will appear to be too dry. Do not add
               water.  Keep working the dough until it is smooth.
               (This  requires  a  little  faith  but  it  really
               works).
          (2)  Let the dough rise once (approx 1 hour). Punch  it
               down and knead again.
          (3)  At this point you may choose to freeze some of the
               dough.   If  you  do freeze it, be sure to wrap it
               well and freeze it quickly.  With either fresh  or
               thawed dough, let the dough rise a second time.
          (4)  After it has risen, punch it down and use  it  for
               your pizza. The dough will rise a little while you
               put the rest of your pizza toppings on  it.   Then
               bake  as  appropriate for pizza thickness and top-
               pings.

NOTES

     I have tried variations like whole wheat, and just about any
     flour  combination  that  works  for  bread  works for pizza
     dough.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 20  minutes  preparation,  2  hours
     rising.  Precision: measure the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR

     R  Horn
     Infinet, Inc.  North Andover, MA
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