- 2 cups warm water (100-115°)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 oz active dry yeast (two packets)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 5 1/4 cups flour (or more)
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- In mixer bowl, combine sugar, yeast and warm water and rest 5 min.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir on low speed until combined, with dough hook. Scrape bowl as needed.
- Increase speed to medium for about 7 minutes. Scrape bowl as needed.
- Knead in more flour by hand on countertop if needed, until dough is smooth and elastic.
- Lightly oil the dough ball and place it in a lightly oiled bowl.
- Rise until dough has doubled in size (2 hours, or 1 hour in proofing oven).
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- Punch down; separate into two parts; rest 20 min.
- Gently stretch dough to fit the pans, keeping edges thicker.
- Add pizza sauce and other toppings; bake about 15 min.
- Cool 5 min before cutting.