There are a few secrets in creating the perfect pizza dough we all can taste in restaurants. Maybe you have tried many times to make pizza crust at home but you didn’t get it right. Follow this recipe and you will make that great pizza dough and also enjoy delicious cheesy garlic bread sticks from it.
You will need:
1. For the pizza dough:
– 1 cup warm water (not cold, not hot, in between);
– 2 1/4 dry yeast;
– 1 tablespoon of honey;
– 3 cups bread flour;
– 2 teaspoons of salt;
– 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
2. For the cheesy garlic bread sticks:
– the dough recipe from above;
– 2 tablespoons of softened salted butter;
– 1/4 pound mozzarella cheese (grated);
– 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated);
– 2 cloves of garlic, finely minced.
Directions:
1. For the pizza dough:
– stir the yeast and honey in warm water in a mixing bowl;
– let the mixture sit until you see that bubbles are formed and it starts to foam (between 5-10 minutes);
– put the salt, oil and half quantity of the flour and mix;
– once everything it is mixed add flour little by little until you get the pizza dough tacky, but still doesn’t stick to your finger when you touch it.
– knead for 6 minutes, put the mixture in a bowl to rise for 1-2 hours and you are done, you can prepare it to be put in the oven.
– your basic pizza dough is ready.
2. For the cheesy garlic bread sticks:
– mix the garlic with the butter and put it aside;
– spread the pizza dough into a circle (approx. 12 inch) on parchment paper and spread with garlic and butter mixture on top of it.
– top with mozzarella and parmesan cheese;
– add salt and pepper (as desired);
– put everything in the oven at 500 degrees;
– enjoy delicious cheesy garlic bread sticks.
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