American pizza dough

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 1 kg flour
• 500 ml water, lukewarm
• 100 ml olive oil
• 1 cube of fresh yeast
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 35 minutes

the recipe is enough for 2 trays

This recipe makes enough for 2 pizza trays. Mix yeast, lukewarm water, and sugar in a bowl until the yeast has dissolved. Mix the flour with the salt. Add the olive oil and yeast mixture and knead, preferably by hand, until you have a smooth, pliable dough. Brush the baking trays with a little olive oil. Divide the dough in half and roll it out. In my experience, it works best if you first roll out the dough a little, then lift it up at the edges with your fingers and turn it a few times, using the edges as a guide. You can also play Italian afterwards and throw it up and catch it with the heel of your hand. Place the dough on the work surface and roll it out with a rolling pin, which should now be very easy! Once the dough is rolled out, place it on an oiled baking tray and brush the dough again with a little olive oil. Place it in the switched-off oven and let it rise for about 2 hours. Then preheat the oven to 200°C (top/bottom heat). Top the dough as desired and bake on the bottom rack for approximately 15-20 minutes. This depends largely on the thickness of the topping.