This is my basic pizza dough that I have now been making for over 40 years!! I have tried many different recipes but always come back to this one because its tasty and the fastest pizza dough you will make. My kids growing up were always so excited for Friday, because it meant the weekend was going to happen! So we thought how could we celebrate our excitement for the weekend??!! That’s when we came up with Pizza Night! Who doesn’t love pizza??!! I love making it at home, but we love to go out for Pizza too..! So either way its always Pizza Night no matter what!! Kids think its really fun to make pizza on the pizza pans, but I now prefer making my pizzas on the stone! It makes it taste way more authentic and crispy.! Yum! So glad its Pizza Night Tonight!
Mix the yeast and water in a small bowl, cover, and let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
Mix the oil, honey, salt , and yeast mixture in a large mixing bowl. If using a food processor, add 1 cup of flour at a time, up to 3 cups, mixing well after each addition. You may have to stir in the third cup of flour by hand depending on your machine. Or mix in all 3 cups of flour by hand with a wooden spoon.
If the dough seems too wet, mix in more flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until the dough is soft. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead in more flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until the dough is moderately stiff and somewhat firm to the touch, about 6 minutes.
Lightly grease pizza pan(s) or a cookie sheet (s) with oil. If you are making two or more thin-crust pizzas, divide the dough. With a rolling pin, roll out the dough on a floured surface. Gently stretch the dough to fill the pan(s).
Let the dough rise (it will not rise very much) while you make sauce and continue with the pizza recipe of your choice.
Note: I like this pizza crust best with half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat. I now keep my whole wheat flour in a canister right beside my all-purpose, so I can dip into and add whole wheat to almost any bread dough or pancake or waffle batter.
