Rosie Daleys Pizza Dough Recipes

THE BEST PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar; add yeast and whisk until dissolved. Let stand until bubbles form on surface. In a large bowl, whisk 3 cups flour, salt, remaining 1 teaspoon sugar and, if desired, dried herbs. Make a well in center; add yeast mixture and oil. Stir until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead, adding more flour to surface as needed until no longer sticky and dough is smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a large greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes; transfer bowl to refrigerator and chill overnight. Allow dough to come to room temperature, about 30 minutes, before rolling.

ROSIE DALEY'S PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix the water and honey together in a medium stainless steel bowl.
• Sprinkle the yeast on top and set it aside for about 20 minutes to proof, until bubbles form on the surface.
• Put the flour, semolina, and salt into the bowl of a food processor.
• Turn the machine on and slowly add the yeast mixture through the feed tube.
• Process for about a minute, until a dough ball forms, drizzling a little additional water into the feed tube if necessary.
• Continue to process for another 2 minutes.
• Rub the surface of a large bowl with the olive oil.
• Transfer the dough ball to the ball and roll it in the oil to coast.
• Cover with a towel and set the bowl aside in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Remove the dough to a work surface that has been dusted with cornmeal and roll out evenly to a thickness of about 1/4 inch.
• Cut out eight 5 1/2 inch circles, using a sharp knife and a saucer of that circumference.
• Spray a cookie sheet 3 times with the vegetable oil to coat and put the pizza rounds onto the sheet.
• Bake for 3 to 5 minutes, until golden.
• Remove the baked crusts from the oven and add the topping variation of your choice.