Pizza Dough
9 Cups Flour
1 Tbsp Salt
3 cups very warm water
2 Tbsp Yeast
¼ cup sugar
½ cup powdered milk
1/2 cup olive oil(or whatever you have)
In large bowl, combine flour and salt, set aside. In medium bowl, stir sugar into warm water, then add yeast. Wait 10 minutes for yeast to bloom, then add powdered milk and oil. Add medium bowl mixture to large bowl and mix. Let rest 10 minutes, then knead until smooth. Place in oiled bowl and turn over. Cover with plastic wrap or cloth and let rise 1 hour. Roll into pizza crust, let rise 15 minutes. Bake crusts 8-10 minutes at 425 degrees, then add pizza toppings and bake 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Can also wrap crusts up and freeze after baking the first time.
I actually used this pizza dough recipe to make the focaccia(I saw it on Emeril.) I made a couple pizzas out of the dough and used the rest to make focaccia bread to freeze for later. After rising the first time: for focaccia shape it into about a 12" circle about 1/2" thick. Press your finger into it and make indentations all over about 1" apart. Cover and let sit a minute while making the topping.
Topping:
1 large onion, finely diced
2 Tbsp Rosemary
1 Tbsp Oregano
1/4 cup olive oil
Saute onion in olive oil with rosemary and oregano for about 3 minutes, then let cool slightly. Spread on top of Focaccia dough, cover and let rise 30 minutes or until double in size. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
