As you will see Pizza is one of my favourite things!
Best Ever Pizza Dough Recipe
Ingredients
1 pkg. regular rise yeast
½ cup beer
2/3 cup warm water
2 tbsp honey
2 ½ - 3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
In a bowl ( I use a glass *measuring cup) put the warm (almost hot) water, honey, beer and yeast.
Stir and let sit until foam gets thick on top.
Tip: Put the yeast mixture bowl (or *measuring cup) into another bowl filled with very warm tap water. (Just enough to come up to the same level of the yeast mixture.) This will keep the yeast warm enough to get active and foam (Hot water should be hot enough that you can just stand putting your finger in it but not hotter otherwise yeast could may not activate (foam).
Meanwhile, whisk flour (start with 2 ½ cups) and salt in another bowl. (or Kitchen Aid mixer (bowl) ~ much easier!).
When ready (when foam thickens on yeast mixture) mix all ingredients together & mix in mixer or nead for about 3-5 minutets. Add more flour if needed to be able to handle without sticking to hands.
Roll into ball, rub with oil & let rest to rise in oven (*no heat) with separate bowl of hot water to keep warm & moist until risen twice in size.
Tip: Preheat oven to 100 (just to warm) & turn off before putting dough in. This will help kick start the dough.
Once dough has risen, take both bowls out of oven & preheat oven to 425 & at the same time put your pizza stone in.
Lightly flour counter surface. Take dough punch down, need (for 30-120 seconds) roll out into desired shape & size.
When toppings are ready to be put on pizza take out hot pizza stone sprinkle lightly with corn meal ( so pizza doesn’t stick) lay out your dough and add toppings.
Cook about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bottom of pizza is golden brown.
