Great-Gram Grosso's Pizza Crust recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup warm water
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
½ teaspoon white sugar
4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
⅓ cup olive oil

Nutrition Info

339.1 calories
carbohydrate: 54.3 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 9.7 g
fiber: 2.1 g
protein: 7.6 g
saturatedFat: 1.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 294 mg
sugar: 0.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine 1/2 cup warm water, yeast, and sugar in a small bowl. Set aside until foamy, about 5 minutes.

  2. Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add water, oil, and yeast mixture, mix well.

  3. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until dough forms a solid lump, about 5 minutes. Place in a large greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.

  4. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  5. Divide dough in half and spread out onto 2 pizza pans, making two 16-inch pizzas.

Recipe Yield

2 16-inch pizza crusts

Recipe Note

This pizza crust recipe comes from my great-grandma, Emma Grosso, who was from Italy. It has been enjoyed in our family through the generations and always receives compliments when I share it with friends.

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