Pizza Hut Style Crust

It was Easter and with all that talk of RISING, I figured let's make some pizza.


This is one of our most commonly used recipes for pizza crust. We usually double this recipe and end up greasing the pan since cornmeal is not one of those things we normally have on hand.

Last Sunday, I decided to pre-bake the crust for 10 minutes before putting the sauce, cheese and toppings. After which, I returned the pizza in the oven for another 10 minutes. This seemed to work better than our usual 20 minutes straight baking time.


Pizza Hut Style Crust

3/4 c warm water (105 - 115 deg)
1 1/4 t yeast
1 T sugar
2 1/4 c bread flour
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 T olive oil

Combine water, sugar and yeast in small bowl.
Stir until yeast and sugar have dissolved.
Let sit for about 5 mins until foamy.
In large bowl, sift together flour and salt.
Make a well and pour in yeast mixture.
Add the oil.
Use a fork to draw in flour a little at a time.
Combine until you form a ball.


Knead on lightly floured surface (approx 10 mins).
Rub a light coating of oil and let rise in covered container until double (approx 2 hours).





Punch down.
Put in covered bowl in ref overnight.
When ready for use, bring to room temp (approx 1 hr).
Preheat oven to 500 deg F (425 deg ok).
Roll 18" across.
Put on greased pizza pan or pan with cornmeal.
Score pizza dough with fork to prevent bubbles.
Top with sauce, cheese and choice of toppings.
Bake for 20 minutes.