Pizza Crust

Ingredients: (Yields 2 thin or 1 thick crust)

• 1 cup warm water (110 F)
• 1 package yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 2 1/2 cups Hudson Cream Short Patent Flour + more as needed

Directions:

• Whisk yeast and sugar into warm water and let sit for 10 minutes until foamy. 
• In a medium size bowl, stir the salt, oil and yeast mixture together.  
• Slowly add flour and knead until dough is soft, elastic and no longer sticky.  
• Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
• For a thin crust, divide dough into 2 equal parts.  For a thick crust, use all of the dough for 1 crust.  
• Roll onto a 12 inch pizza pan and cover the bottom with fork marks to prevent bubbles.  
• Add sauce, toppings and cheese
• Bake at 450 degrees F for 10-15 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.  

Freezer option:

• Roll out the crust(s) onto a pizza pan but do NOT add toppings.  Bake just the crust at 450 degrees F for 4-5 minutes, until crust is puffy but still pale in color.  
• Remove from oven and let cool completely.  
• Cover in plastic wrap and place in freezer.