Quick Basic Pizza Dough:

 This is very satisfactory pizza dough and the quickest since it has only 10 minutes rising time.

3½ cups all-purpose flour

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 Tbsp. (1 pkg. instant yeast

1 tsp. salt

1 cup water

1 ½ Tbsps. extra virgin olive oil

o   In a large bowl combine 2 cups flour with sugar, un-dissolved yeast, and salt. Heat olive oil and water together until very warm (100 to 110 F.). Slowly stir into flour. Mix well. Stir in 1 to1-1/2 cups of remaining flour, enough to make stiff dough. Knead on  a lightly floured work surface

o   Face until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes

o   Preheat oven to 450 F. The oven should be hot.

o   Place in oiled bowl and cover with a clean tea-towel. Let rest for 10 minutes. After resting, divide dough in half. Roll or stretch each half into a 12 in pizza or use both rolls for 14 in. pizza. Note: The 14 inch pizza will be a little thicker, but not by much. Two inches is a lot when it is measured as a diameter. Yield 1-14 in or two 12 inch pizzas.