Excellent crust! It was very soft and easy to roll out, but nice and chewy once cooked. I used the footnote also for the dry active yeast.
**I've also now made the recipe as written with the Rapid Rise yeast twice and it's so easy and delicious. Since the price is the same for dry active and rapid rise, I'm now buying the rapid rise. I also made 2 batches last time and used one for breadsticks by pressing the dough into a small cookie sheet pan, scoring with a pizza cutter and brushing on olive oil, dried oregano and basil, garlic powder and salt and pepper. I baked them for about 20 minutes at 400° and they were delicious!
I could not believe how wonderful this dough turned out. My husband's family has made pizza every Saturday night for decades. It usually takes between 2-2 1/2 hrs to complete a pizza. It's always delicious, but sometimes you need pizza faster! So I threw my hand in with this dough and it was so yummy. Crunch on the outside, soft in the middle. Make my own pizza sauce, put some garlic salt and parmesan cheese around the crust and VOILA! Very good! Will use often.
No complaints here. I made this recipe in my Kitchen Aid, using the bread hook to knead the dough. I did not use the cornmeal, only because I forgot. I spread half the dough out onto my cookie baking sheet (for a thin crust) and prebaked it for 5 minutes before topping it. My boys ate two pieces each in less than five minutes. I would say it was a hit! Next time, I'll try the garlic herb version.
For a very basic dough that's easy to make and extremely soft after baking, you're definitely in the right place. I found, however, that just the plain dough was a little too ordinary, so I spiced it up a bit and added some minced garlic, basil, and a little bit more salt when the dough was being made. After I put it in the pan and had all the toppings on it, I brushed the crust with some melted butter and sprinkled garlic powder and Parmesan cheese before putting it into the oven. Amazing.
this is the only pizza dough recipe I'm using now , the crust is chewy in the middle and crispy from the outside . the only change I make is to let the dough rise for 30 min , I use air bake pizza pan which makes the bottom crispy , but in my oven it take only 15 mins . try it with " Exquisite Pizza Sauce" recipe from this site it's my favorite one . if U make pizza and bread more frequently like me try to buy the rapid yeast from a whole club sale like Sam's club , Costco and Smart and final it's a large package but it's way cheaper , just keep it in the fridge after opening . one envelope of yeast= 2+1/8 teaspoon of yeast from the large package.
I had never made pizza before, so I decided to try out this particular recipe. It came out absolutely delicous!! The dough tasted amazing and was crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside!! me and my boyfriend loved it. Will make it plenty of times more. For sure!
A truly wonderful crust! This is the only crust recipe I have come across that has tasted anything like a restaurants! I added garlic and butter to the crust before baking.
I love this recipe. I have done "lots" of stuff to the dough, ie additions like, minced fresh garlic, roasted garlic, herbs, you name it- it takes it all and is always consistent. I found with my oven the cheese would start to brown before the crust was done so now I sauce and top the pizza (9x13, deep dish style on parchment paper) bake for 15 min, remove, add the cheese and bake until the crust is golden and the cheese all melted. PERFECTION!!!! I don't even have to look up this recipe, its committed to memory- so easy and so good. If your looking for a pizza dough recipe try this one. You'll be very happy with it.
I have been looking at this recipe for a very long time. I made it for my famliy last night and they love it. To me the ture test of a good pizza is the next day cold. And, this pizza is great hot or cold. Try it!!!
