This is adapted from SmittenKitchen.com, who originally got it from Mario Batali. I use beer instead of wine because I think the bubbles do something - but that might just be in my imagination!!. And I usually part cook the dough without the toppings first.

6 tablespoons of warm water (might need a little bit more)
2 tablespoons of beer (you can use any kind of beer but the bubbles help)
3/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon of honey
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups flour
A little bit of cornmeal for cooking (optional) and a little bit of flour for rollin out and kneading (not optional).

1. Whisk the beer, water and yeast in a bowl until yeast dissolves.

2. Add the honey, salt and olive oil and stir.

3. Add the flour akeep mixing with a wooden spoon or your hands until it comes together as a dough. (If you need to, you can add a little more water)

4. Flour the counter and knead the dough for two minutes

5. Coat a medium sized bowl with olive oil, put the dough in, cover with cling film and leave it to rise for at least an hour. (It should double in size).

You can prepare your toppings while it's rising.

Preheat the oven to its highest temperature. Sprinkle baking sheet with cornmeal (to stop the dough sticking)

Get the dough and use the palm of your hand to push all the air out. Form it into a ball and let it rest on a floured spot with plastic wrap over it. Leave it for another 15 minutes.

Roll on the floured counter until thin thin, then lift it onto the baking sheet.
You want to cook it for 10-12 minutes total. I usually bake it for about 5 minutes before adding the toppings and then add the toppings and continue cooking. It really depends if you need the toppings to cook a lot or not.

Look at other pages for toppings and comment if you make your own!

Sometimes I add garlic powder or herbs to the dough - try whatever you like!

	Created by Adi Woolner almost 8 years ago

This notes set has my pizza dough recipe that I always make. I do different toppings all the time so I'll add toppings recipes and photos when I make them.