Recipe

Basic Dough For Pizza And Focaccia Recipe

	Chefelaine / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago This straightforward savory dough does double-duty. Brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with rosemary and coarse salt, it's an aromatic focaccia. Slathered in a hearty red sauce and piled with your favorite toppings, it's tasty pizza. Either way it'... More Prep:65m Cook:35m Servings:16	Chefelaine
	easy quick delicious

Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope

Fans

Ingredients

3/4 cup warm water

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast or 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon cornmeal

Directions

Place warm water (105° to 115°F) into a medium bowl; mix in sugar; sprinkle yeast over surface.

Stir to combine, allow to sit for about 5 minutes or until yeast foams; add olive oil, combine.

Add flour and salt, mix well, scraping bowl edges.

Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and soft, about 5 minutes.

Grease a large bowl; form dough into a ball, place into bowl and turn to coat.

Cover with a tea towel or light cloth; place in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

==========================================

For pizza:

Preheat oven to 425°F;

sprinkle cornmeal onto two pizza pans (11- or 12-inch diameter).

Punch down dough to press out air; divide into two balls and roll out each to fit prepared pans.

Add pizza toppings of your choosing and bake for 20 minutes or until crust is browned.

==========================================

For focaccia:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Brush a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with oil.

Gently press risen dough into pan, smoothing the top and creating small dimples with your fingers.

Lightly brush with olive oil and sprinkle with a little rosemary and coarse salt, if desired.

Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes.

Recent Gawkers

Not quite what you're looking for? See more Pizza / Pizza

Or see more just like this

Comments

momo_55grandma 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Hats off to the chef great recipe thanks

jlv1023 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Hope this one works a lot better than my last try, will give it a try

Janet

elgab89 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I will try it - love your idea of olive oil, rosemary and salt topping!

theoldrecluse 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Thanks! Now I can make my own! FIVE

Recluse

chefperiwinkle 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
There is nothing wrong with this dough, Chef Elaine, and it's worthy of a five.
Chef P

pointsevenout 3 weeks ago said:
This recipe only has one rise time. Is it OK to use fast rising yeast?

pointsevenout 1 week, 1 day ago said:
Made this per the focaccia instructions. Came out a little crusty. Maybe back off on the bake time a little?

Add a Comment

You must be logged in to comment on a recipe. Login

Alterations

whuebl 7 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Try some dill seeds, celery seeds and caraway for a savory herb dough.

Suggest an Alteration

You must be logged in to suggest a recipe alteration. Login

Viewing Basic Dough For Pizza And Focaccia Recipe

Tool Box

url

Login to Forward to Friend

Send Recipe to Cell Phone

Login to Add a Note [?]

Login to Save this [?]

Subscribe to chefelaine [?]

Flag as Interesting/Unique [?]

Add to Comparison Queue [?]

Home | About | Blog | Contact | Terms | Tell a Friend | Link it up |

add to delicious

Copyright © 2007 GroupRecipes.com - The Food Social Network