Pizza Dough

Ingredients

Dough

• 5 cups all purpose flour, plus some for dusting
• 1.5 tsp instant dry yeast
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 2.25 cups cold water
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• corn meal for the stone

Toppings

• pizza sauce
• cheese
• toppings of choice

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 525 (or as high as it can go) and bake the stone for at least 45 minutes
2. In the kitchen aid bowl use the paddle attachment to mix the flour, salt, and yeast on low speed
3. Add the cold water
4. Switch to a dough hook and mix on low speed for 8-10 minutes. The dough will be smooth and sticky but it won't stick to the sides of the bowl. If it is sticking, add a little more flour. 
5. Remove the dough and cut it into 6 pieces
6. Form the pieces into rounds and place them on a lightly oiled  cookie sheet
7. Drizzle with about 1 Tbsp of olive oil
8. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for 2 hours
9. Sprinkle the counter and your fingers with flour. Put one piece of dough down and press it with your fingers until you have a 1/2" thick circle. Stretch it until it is about 10" in diameter. 
10. Dust a pizza peel (or cutting board or piece of cardboard) with corn meal. Set your pizza dough on top. 
11. Top your dough with toppings of your choice
12. Slide the pizza onto the pizza stone
13. Bake for 5-7 minutes, or until golden brown
14. Enjoy!