My wife and I recently enjoyed a night out together at a local cooking class. While we learned how to make many Italian dishes in the class, we liked this simple and delicious dough for Pizza best of all. This dough can also be used for Focaccia. Our children have become so fond of this Focaccia / Pizza recipe that they want us to go out again.
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 kilogram bread flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 ounce (15 grams) active-dry yeast
- 2.5 cups (.6 liters) lukewarm water
- 2 ounces (60 grams) canola oil
Preparation:
1. Sift flour into a large mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Mix with an electric mixer until a unified ball of dough has formed.
2. Put the dough in an oiled bowl. Cover with a towel. Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
3. Punch down the dough. Knead the dough for a few minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper and spray with non-stick spray.
5. Break the dough into 3 portions, and roll the dough out until it covers the whole sheet.
6. Let the dough rise for another 10-15 minutes on the cookie sheets.
7. Spread olive oil and coarse sea salt on the dough. You can also spread chopped herbs such as thyme or rosemary on the dough.
8. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 15 minutes, or until golden on top. For pizza, bake for 10 minutes without cheese, add cheese and then bake another 5 minutes.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Cut the bread into squares. Serve the bread hot out of the oven or at room temperature.
2. Put the dough in an oiled bowl. Cover with a towel. Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
3. Punch down the dough. Knead the dough for a few minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper and spray with non-stick spray.
5. Break the dough into 3 portions, and roll the dough out until it covers the whole sheet.
6. Let the dough rise for another 10-15 minutes on the cookie sheets.
7. Spread olive oil and coarse sea salt on the dough. You can also spread chopped herbs such as thyme or rosemary on the dough.
8. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 15 minutes, or until golden on top. For pizza, bake for 10 minutes without cheese, add cheese and then bake another 5 minutes.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Cut the bread into squares. Serve the bread hot out of the oven or at room temperature.