The Perfect Pizza

DJ and I thought it would be fun to bake pizzas together.

He got the recipe from Food Network.com

After waiting 45min for it to set

Omgosh rolling and needing it out, such hard work!

I put some cheese in my crust :D



All done!


I copy and pasted the ingredients and directions below:

Don't preheat the oven right away, read the whole recipe before beginning.


Ingredients

* 1 3/4 cup warm water
* 1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast (recommended: RapidRise)
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 4 1/2 to 5 cups bread flour
* 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for bowl
* Cornmeal, for pan

Directions

Preheat oven at 450 degrees F.

Measure out 1 3/4 cups warm water (it should be pleasantly warm on your wrist). Sprinkle the yeast on top of the water and allow it to activate, about 10 minutes.

Put the salt and 2 cups of the flour into a food processor. Pulse 5 times to blend. Pour in the yeast and water and pulse 5 times. Add the olive oil. Add the remaining flour 1 cup at a time, pulsing and scraping the sides of the bowl until well blended. As soon as the mixture is combined, dump it out onto a well-floured board and knead for 15 turns, until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Place the dough in a greased bowl and turn to coat all sides. Cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel. Allow the dough to rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes, until doubled in size, then punch it down. Divide it in half; each half will make 1 (12-inch) pizza.

Place on a cornmeal-dusted pizza stone, pizza pan, or cookie sheet. Roll up edge slightly to create a ridge around the pizza. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until crust is light brown.

Cook's Note: If using only half dough, freeze the other half. Place the dough in a resealable freezer bag. To thaw, remove the bag from the freezer and place in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Roll the dough out while cold then allow it to come to room temperature before adding toppings.