Pizza Crust Recipe

As requested, here is the recipe I used for the pizza we made recently. It's from Allrecipes.com.

Some things I did:

Minced a few garlic cloves and soaked them in olive oil with some Italian seasoning. I used this to oil my pan and brushed it on the outer edge of the crust during the last few minutes of baking.

Also, I added all of the flour during the first part of mixing (I do mine in a Kitchen Aid) because the dough is so sticky. At the end I don't bother putting the dough on the counter (it would never come off). I put it directly into my oiled pizza pan and press it out by hand after sprinkling more flour on top. It is super sticky to work with, so whatever works for you - do it!

The first time we made this we used all of the dough to make one pizza and it was super fatty... the second time we made a personal for Robert and pressed the dough a little thinner for our bigger pizza. I think we liked that better. I think this crust would be super awesome with some seasoning added to the dough as well (Italian, or something garlic), but I haven't tried that yet. Maybe this week since Alex wants to have pizza - AGAIN!

Good Luck and Enjoy!!

Jay's Signature Crust Pizza

Ingredients

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

1 1/2 cups warm water

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

In a large bowl, dissolve the brown sugar and yeast in the water, and let sit for 10 minutes. Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 cups of the flour. Turn dough out onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double; this should take about 1 hour. Punch down the dough and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax a minute before rolling out. Use for your favorite pizza recipe. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. If you are baking the dough on a pizza stone, you may place your toppings on the dough, and bake immediately. If you are baking your pizza in a pan, lightly oil the pan, and let the dough rise for 15-20 minutes before topping and baking it. Bake pizza in the preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.