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The BEST Pizza dough

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 ¼ tsp. active dry yeast I used the same amount of instant yeast!
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • 1 ½ c. warm water
  • 3 T. olive oil
  • 1 ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. white vinegar
  • 3 ¾ - 4 cups bread flour bread flour works best, but all purpose works fine

Instructions
 

  • In a mixer, combine 1/2 cup of the warm water with the sugar and yeast.
  • Stir to dissolve the yeast and let rest for 5 minutes.
  • Add the remaining 1 cup of warm water, and the olive oil, salt and vinegar.
  • Start mixing on low and slowly add the flour, kneading 7 mins.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in oven on proof setting or on counter.
  • Let double in size 90 mins.
  • Punch down on lightly floured counter and divide into 2.
  • Roll out to desired size you want on a piece of parchment paper.
  • Preheat oven 500 with a stone in it.
  • Lightly brush dough with olive oil and prick it with a fork all over.
  • Place the dough and the parchment it's on directly onto the stone.
  • Bake 9 minutes until just starting to get lightly browned. (I pull it off the parchment about 5 minutes into the baking time.)
  • Remove and top with sauce and cheese.
  • Place back in and bake until the cheese is melted and yummy! (10 mins more in my oven)
  • Keep an eye on it!
  • This produced a perfectly crispy crust! If you like it softer, bake at 475.