Name: Great-Gram Grosso's Pizza Crust recipe
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

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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

Combine 1/2 cup warm water, yeast, and sugar in a small bowl. Set aside until foamy, about 5 minutes.
Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add water, oil, and yeast mixture, mix well.
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.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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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