Sicilian thick crust
Sicilian thick crust recipe in the pizza category
Recipe ingredients:
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 2 packages dry yeast
- 1 1/2 cups of warm water, 105 degrees F
Recipe method:
- Mix yeast, 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup water in a bowl covered with plastic wrap.
- Let rise for 15 minutes.
- Stir to deflate.
- Mix 2 cups of remaining flour with salt, 1 cup cool tap water and oil.
- Add yeast mixture.
- Mix in remaining flour.
- Knead 15 minutes on a floured surface, 10 minutes in a machine, until smooth.
- Place dough in bowl dusted with flour and cover with plastic wrap.
- Let rise until doubled, 1 to 2 hours.
- Punch dough down and put in ziploc bag in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
- Remove dough from refrigerator when ready to shape into crust.
- Punch down dough thoroughly and roll out dough on a floured surface.
- Lightly oil, olive, a 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 3/4 inch pan.
- Place dough in pan and push to stretch evenly leaving a lip up against sides of pan.
- Let rest for 10 to 15 minutes while you prepare toppings.
- Stretch out dough again and place desired toppings.
- Cook in center of oven until crust is golden brown.
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