Quick Yeast Dough for Pizza

Directions

1. Place 1 cup of flour in a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add the yeast, water, salt, honey and olive oil and mix until blended. Add an additional 2 cups of flour and mix until the dough comes together.  If dough is too sticky to work with, add a bit more flour.
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3. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead it with your hands for a couple of minutes. Use a bench knife to divide the dough in half.
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5. Preheat the oven to 450°F if using a stone (insert stone on lowest oven rack before preheating). 
6. Otherwise oven temperature should be at 375°F for baking on a baking sheet or pizza pan.
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8. Place each dough piece on a sheet of parchment paper and roll or pat out each piece with your hands into a 12 inch diameter. Place the dough on the parchment on the baking sheets or place on a pizza paddle if using the baking stone. The paddle allows you to slide the pizza with the parchment onto the stone.
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10. Top with your choice of toppings and bake on the stone for 10-12 minutes or on the baking sheets for 15-20 minutes or until edges are brown and bottom is crusty.
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12. Variation: Add 1/3 cup toasted hulled pumpkin seeds to the dough when you knead it.