Pizza Dough

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 compressed yeast cakes or 1 package active dry yeast
• 2 cups water (80â° - 90â°f for compressed yeast, 105â° - 115â°f for dry yeast)
• 1 cup pastry flour
• 4 teaspoons sea salt
• 5 1/2-6 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer fitted with a dough hook, stir the yeast into the lukewarm or warm water until it dissolves.
• 2 add the pastry flour and salt and mix well.
• 3 continue kneading and adding the all-purpose flour 1 cup at a time, until the dough is smooth and not sticky, about 10 minutes.
• 4 shape the dough into a ball and put in a lightly oiled bowl.
• 5 turn the ball to coat it with oil.
• 6 cover and let rise in a warm draft-free place (75°f.) for one hour, until doubled in volume.
• 7 punch down the dough and divide it into three balls.
• 8 place the balls on parchment paper or a lightly floured work surface, cover, and let rise for 45 minutes, until doubled.
• 9 this dough can be frozen for future use.