The Easiest Pizza Crust

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 2/3 cup water (110 degrees f)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 in medium bowl using regular beaters (not dough hooks), blend all ingredients on low speed.
• 3 beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
• 4 (if mixer bounces around bowl, dough is too stiff. add water if necessary, one tablespoon at a time, until dough does not resist beaters. if dough is too wet, add more flour.) dough will resemble soft bread dough.
• 5 put mixture on a floured 12-inch pizza pan or cookie sheet.
• 6 sprinkle flour on dough, then press dough onto pan, continuing to sprinkle with flour to prevent sticking to hands.
• 7 make edges slightly thicker to hold toppings.
• 8 bake pizza crust for 10 minutes.
• 9 remove from oven, then reduce heat to 400 degrees f.
• 10 spread pizza crust with your favorite sauce and toppings, and lightly scrape the bottom if it's stuck to the pan in places.
• 11 bake another 10 to 15 minutes or until top is nicely browned.