Recipe: Pizza Dough

This is the third bread recipe from Ramona's recent Wise Women segment.

Pizza Dough

• 1 package active yeast
  
• 1/4 cup sugar
  
• 1 1/4 cups water
  
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 3 1/2 cups flour , all purpose

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in water, let stand for 5 minutes. Add oil and salt. Stir in flour, a cup at a time, to form soft dough. Turn onto floured board; knead until smooth and elastic, about 2-3 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Punch dough down and divide in half. On a floured surface roll to fit pizza pan. Add toppings and bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes. Use a mixer with dough hooks and no kneading is required! (My whole wheat recipe says 450 for 20 minutes. Add 1 1/2 Tbsp. wheat gluten when using ww).