( See Recipe Below... ) How to make pizza dough in a bread machine, including video of how it should look when you have the right amount of water and how to tell when you should add more water. Dough can be difficult since humidity, altitude, and even the thirst of your flour can change the amount of water you need to add. This video includes action shots so that you can see how the dough looks and acts when it needs more water and when you get the water right. ( Pizza dough is more forgiving on the slightly wet side since you will work the dough by kneading and shaping it, so when in doubt, add 1/2 to 1 more tablespoon water. ) Recipe: My Bread Machine makes up to a 2lb loaf. If yours is smaller cut the recipe. This recipe makes two 12 to 14 inch pizza crusts or four 9 to 11 inch crusts (medium to thin crust). ADD TO BREAD MACHINE MIXING PAN: 1 1/4 c Warm Water @ 110 to 115 degrees fahrenheit ( use a thermometer... this is important ) 3 tbsp Olive Oil (or other oil) 2 tsp Table Salt (or 2 1/2 coarse kosher salt) 1 tbsp Sugar (2 if you like your dough a little sweeter) Optional Ingredients: 1 tbsp Honey 1 tsp Garlic Powder/Granulated 1 tbsp powdered butter 1 tsp Basil or Italian Seasonings THEN ADD THE FOLLOWING ON TOP: 4 c Bread Flour (cheaper in bulk at Costco/Sams) 2 tsp Active Dry Yeast (also cheap in bulk at Costco/Sams) START MACHINE DOUGH CYCLE AND CHECK A FEW MINUTES INTO THE CYCLE... Add 1 to 6 additional tbsp Water as needed (one tablespoon at a time with one minute in-between until smooth and just a little bit tacky to the touch... watch video for reference) Note: While the recipe and dough mixing method here put the yeast in dry, if you have any concerns about your yeast being good, you should proof your yeast... use half the warm water (at 110 to 115 degrees fahrenheit) and add your yeast and one teaspoon sugar. Wait about 5 minutes. If the yeast has not made a layer of foam it is not good. If it has made a layer of foam, then prepare your dough mix (remember to cut the water by what you used in the proofing), and add the proofed yeast in place of the dry yeast. Next step... Knead and Separate... youtu.be/OtK8v3HLdps For the Blog Post with all the Homemade Pizza Making information, see here: familyweb.us/TinkerT/default.asp?Post=93

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