homemade pizza dough

my family loves pizza... we can eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. but most pizza places out here are way too pricey for our limited budget. so i set out to find a homemade pizza dough recipe that i can use to make pizza. everyone loved this! and oli had fun helping put the toppings on his own pizza!

When you are ready to make your pizzas, dust work surface with flour and roll dough into circles (or squares if thats what you want) and top with your favorite ingredients! this recipe makes 2 12 inch pizzas. i doubled it and it turned out perfect!

pizza dough
from http://www.laurenslatest.com/fail-proof-pizza-dough-and-cheesy-garlic-bread-sticks-just-like-in-restaurants/

1 cup warm water
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons olive or canola oil
3 cups flour

In a large mixing bowl, preferably that of a stand mixer, stir yeast and honey into warm water. Sit for 5-10 minutes or until bubbles form and mixture starts to foam. This tells you that the yeast is alive and kicking. Pour in salt, oil and half the flour and mix.

Once that flour is incorporated, start adding flour in bit by bit until you get the pizza dough to the consistency you want: slightly tacky, but when you touch it it doesn’t stick to your hands.
Once you reach this stage, turn the mixer on high to knead for 6 minutes. Turn a timer on and walk away! Resist the temptation to stop earlier than 6 minutes! That seems to be the magical number. It should look something like this when it’s done!
The dough should be smooth and easy to work with. And the bowl should be clean.

Lightly grease the bowl & the dough so it doesn’t dry out, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise 1-2 hours.

When you are ready to make your pizzas, dust work surface with flour and roll dough into circles (or squares if thats what you want) and top with your favorite ingredients like homemade pizza sauce! this recipe makes 2 12 inch pizzas. i doubled it and it turned out perfect!