Another Pizza Crust

I have not been blogging much in the last month but I have made a few new things that I would like to share. Please excuse the lack of pictures! I got this recipe from my friend Emily's blog.  The crust is really good.  I divided it in half and it made two medium sized pizzas. She got the recipe from Family Circle magazine.

1   cup  warm water (about 110 degrees F)
1   package (.25 ounce) dry active yeast
2-3/4     cups   all-purpose flour
1    teaspoon  sugar
1    teaspoon   salt
2   tablespoons   olive oil

1. Place water in a small bowl and stir in yeast. Let stand 5 minutes.


2. In a large bowl, whisk together 2-1/2 cups  of the flour, sugar and salt. Make well in the center and add the yeast  mixture and olive oil. Stir until dough comes together and forms a ball.  Turn out onto a well-floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, adding as  much of the remaining 1/4 cup flour as needed. Form into a disk and  place in a bowl that has been lightly coated with olive oil. Turn disk  over and cover bowl with plastic wrap. Allow to rise in a warm place for  2 hours.


3. Remove dough from bowl and punch down. Roll out into desired diameter.