Basic Pizza Crust Recipe

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My aunt shared this recipe quite a few years ago. I like to double the recipe and keep one baked crust in the freezer for a quick snack or meal later.

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Basic Pizza Crust Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. + resting Bake: 25 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • Cornmeal
  • Pizza toppings of your choice

Directions

  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the oil, sugar, salt and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. Turn onto a floured surface; cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
  • Roll into a 13-in. circle. Grease a 12-in. pizza pan and sprinkle with cornmeal. Transfer dough to prepared pan, building up edges slightly. Do not let rise. Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until browned. Add toppings; bake 10-15 minutes longer. Yield: 1 pizza crust (6 slices).

Nutritional Analysis: 1 wedge (calculated without toppings) equals 236 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 100 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Basic Pizza Crust in Best of Country Breads , p39

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Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2011 by kelly1376@msn.com

This crust is very easy to make but I found it a bit dry and tasteless.


Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2011 by banslug001

I read the other reviews (all 2 of them) and have to disagree. First, it took almost no work to make this dough. I made it in my stand mixer and tried it both with the kneading hooks and the regular beaters and both worked perfectly fine. The dough was a bit sticky so I needed to add in a bit more flour, but otherwise it came out great. I made an extra one, baked it for the first bake of 10 mins or so, then cooled and froze it; we used it the next day (I let it sit at room temp for 10 mins) and it came out wonderful. My kids loved it, as did I!


Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2010 by spastilong

Tastes like cardboard, I'm not impressed. For all the work this recipe requires, the taste is not worth it.


Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2010 by esqbill

I tried this to see if avoiding a full rise would work for a good pizza crust; I was disappointed. While it baked up OK, I found the result dry, not chewy as I like. It also lacked the full flavor of fully risen dough. The speed of preparation fails to offset the mediocre texture and taste.

 
 
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