Perfect Pizza Crust

My family loves pizza. After all who doesn't? It gets pricey to go out for a good pizza and it is not worth buying a cheapo pizza. I got an old crust recipe I've had for years and tweaked it to make it savory and full of flavor. We like it better than any take-out place.

Perfect Pizza Crust

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon Yeast
1 cup hot water (110-115 degrees)

1 Tablespoon honey

2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon dehydrated garlic flakes
1 Tablespoon dehydrated onion flakes

1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups flour

Directions:

Put the water in a large bowl (I use my Kitchen Aid) and sprinkle in the yeast.
Mix well so yeast dissolves.
Add the honey and mix well.
Allow the mixture to sit until the yeast foams up quite a bit.
Add oil, onion, garlic and herbs, mix well and allow to sit a few minutes until the seasonings begin to reconstitute.
Mix salt into flour, add to yeast mixture while mixing.
Mix or hand knead until all the flour is well mixed in and the dough forms a nice ball, about three minutes.
Divide dough into two balls, cover and allow to rise until at least double in size.
Roll dough into circles and place on pizza sheets.
Poke a few holes in the crust with a fork.
Allow the crust to rise again for about 20-25 minutes.

Top with sauce and favorite ingredients

Bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes until the crust is golden brown and crisp on the bottom.

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Tips and Hints

• You can use whole wheat or freshly ground flour



• I prefer sea salt in this recipe



• For the sauce I use regular tomato sauce with a bit of Italian Seasoning and onion flake added



• For pepperoni pizza layer sauce, cheese then pepperoni on the top



• For other pizza's put the cheese on top to hold down the toppings

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