Kitchen-aid Crusty Pizza Dough

by recipezaar.com

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Brush 14 inch pizza pan with oil.
  2. Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed bowl.
  3. Add salt, olive oil, and 2 1/2 cups of flour.
  4. Attach bowl and dough hook, turn to speed 2 and mix for 1 minute.
  5. Continuing on speed 2, add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough clings to dough hook and cleans the sides of the bowl. Knead on speed 2 for 2 minutes.
  6. Place in greased bowl, turning grease to the top.
  7. Cover,let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk (about 1 hour)
  8. Punch dough down.
  9. Press dough across bottom of pan forming collar around edge to hold filling Top with fillings and bake at 450 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.