Pizza Crust

(credit to Allrecipes.com)

Just a quick note--I am NOT a good pizza dough maker. I should probably take a class on it (or just ask Adrian and Spencer). This one works well for me. Best of luck to you all.

INGREDIENTS:
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in the water, and let sit for 10 minutes.
Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 cups of the flour.

Turn dough out onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double; this should take about 1 hour. Punch down the dough, and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for a minute before rolling out (I divide the dough in half and can get two decent sized pizzas out of it).

Stab rolled-out crust with a fork repeatedly before topping with ingredients. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Bake pizza in preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

*This works REALLY well in a bread machine.

*If I double this recipe I can get two large pizzas and a batch of breadsticks out of it.