To Make a Pizza Crust

Name: To Make a Pizza Crust
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 4 h 45 min
Ingredients: Lightly flour the top of a piece of dough and press down on the dough with your fingertips to flatten it into a circular shape, leaving a small lip all around the edge for a crust.; Once your dough is stretched to about 12 inches (30 cm) wide, transfer it to a cutting board or pizza peel that has been dusted liberally with cornmeal. Alternatively, you can use a specialty pizza pan that has vent holes in the bottom.; Slide the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone or baking sheet (or keep it on the pizza pan) and let bake until the crust is a deep golden brown. This will take anywhere from 7–15 minutes, depending on your oven. Keep the oven door shut as much as possible and watch through the window to monitor doneness.; Make the dough with the oil. Let bulk-ferment.; Meanwhile, prepare the oven. Place a baking stone or two sheet pans stacked together and turned upside down on the center rack. Preheat the oven to as high as your oven will allow. You want the surface to be as hot as possible when your pizza goes in.

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
5 hr

Appears in

Baker Bettie's Better Baking Book

By Kristin Hoffman

Published 2022

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Method

Make the dough with the oil. Let bulk-ferment.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and divide into two equal pieces. Round each piece into a ball. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the ov