This recipe from my friend, Paula, can be thrown together pretty quickly. I usually increase the amounts a little to make a crust big enough to cover our baking sheet. If I make 2.5x the recipe, I can make a pan of pizza and a pan of breadsticks. I've included the larger amounts below.
1
¼ c. flour
1
Tbsp. sugar
1
tsp. salt
Combine
in mixing bowl. Sprinkle 1 Tbsp. instant yeast over mixture.
Add
2 Tbsp. oil and 1 c. very warm water. Let sit for 1 minute
without stirring then stir for 2 minutes. Add 1 ½ c. flour and stir.
Dump onto floured surface and knead for 2 minutes, adding more flour as needed.
(Depending on how lazy I’m feeling, sometimes I just knead it inside the bowl.)
Dough should be soft, but not sticky (“When patted it will sound like a babies
bottom”).
Cover dough and let sit for 15
minutes while toppings are being prepared. Press dough onto a greased pan. Add
toppings* and bake at 400° for 10-12 min.
This dough works well for
breadsticks, calzones, pizza rolls, and sloppy joe or BBQ buns. [*our preferred
toppings are pretty basic, including Easy Kids Pizza Sauce,
shredded cheese, pepperoni.]
1.25X the recipe:
1 ½ c. + 1 Tbsp. flour
1 ¼ Tbsp. sugar
1 ¼ tsp. salt
1 ¼ Tbsp. instant yeast
2 ½ Tbsp. oil
1 ¼ c. water
1 7/8 c. flour
2.5X the recipe:3 1/8 c. flour
2 ½ Tbsp. sugar
2 ½ tsp. salt
2 ½ Tbsp. instant yeast
5 Tbsp. oil
2 ½ c. water
3 ¾ c. flour
