Basic Pizza Dough

This is enough for one large pizza, 2 huge calzones, or 4 reasonable ones.

1 c. water
1 packet (1 tbs) yeast
a pinch of something sweet for the yeast to eat
2 + cups of flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil


Follow steps 1-5 on the basic bread recipe, except that instead of greasing a loaf pan you need to flour or cornmeal a pizza pan (if doing pizza, otherwise follow the directions in your recipe)

Preheat oven to 375

stretch or roll out the pizza to fit the pan, top with your preferred ingredients, and bake until the crust is golden and the toppings done.